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Sneak peak ca e rwin data modeler r8 preview09222010
1. CA ERwin Data Modeler r8
A First Look At The Future
CA ERwin Modeling
Product Management Team
Disclaimer: This presentation may contain concept diagrams (“mock-ups”). The software product actually released will
contain graphic elements that might appear different than displayed in this presentation. Additionally, delivery of any
feature or functionality described within remain at CA’s sole discretion.
2. CA ERwin® Modeling Strategic Goal
To provide the leading data-centric modeling, metadata
discovery, and visualization solution in support of:
• RDBMS and Data Warehouse Design
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Enterprise Application Integration
• Data Administration and Governance
• Data Consolidation and Migration
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Business Process Management and SOA Development
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3. CA ERwin® Modeling Strategic Value
Reduce TCO and increase ROI on data-centric initiatives by enabling
project teams to efficiently and effectively coordinate, perform and
manage:
– Source system analysis and documentation
– Collaborative design task automation
– Metadata inference, cataloging,
transformation and re-use
– Target system generation
– Stakeholder visualization
– Metadata publication
– Automated metadata validation and correction
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4. CA ERwin Modeling Products
CA ERwin® Data CA ERwin® Data CA ERwin® CA ERwin® CA ERwin®
Profiler Model Process Model Saphir Option
Validator Modeler Navigator
MITI XML
CA ERwin® Data Modeler
ODBC API
CA ERwin® Model Manager
Model Metadata Model Metadata
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5. r8 – At a Glance 3.5.2
4.1.4
r7.x
• State-of-the-art visualization and diagram
management
• Dynamic user interface (UI)
– On-demand UI components
– End-user customization
– Industry standards and best practices
• Productivity enhanced workflow
• Comprehensive database support
– DB/2 v9.x (z/OS and LUW)
– SQL Server 2008
– Teradata v13
• Target delivery: CY’H1 2011
r8
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6. Traditional R&D Areas of Focus
Continued refresh of
underlying architecture
and technology
Usability
Information
improvements and
Modeling as a
productivity
Service
enhancing features
Model reporting, Accelerated RDBMS
publication and currency and new
integration feature exploitation
Enhanced model, model Design tool
object and modeling automation and
standards management integration
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15. CA ERwin Data Modeler – UI Improvements
Dialogs
• Resizable
• Scrollable
• Adaptable
Usability
• User Customizations
• Easier to:
• Use (information presented in a clear, concise manner)
• Understand
• Navigate
• Dynamic, uncluttered workspace presentation
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16. Bulk Editor – Consistent, Customizable
Major Productivity Enhancement
• Efficient and effective management of model metadata
• Improves modeler productivity
• Permits reusable customization to support the "critical" path
• Provides “real-time” access to product model changes
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17. r8 Packaging and Licensing
• CA ERwin Data Modeler editions
– Community – unchanged
– Navigator – previously called CA ERwin Model Navigator
– Standard – previously called CA ERwin Data Modeler
– Workgroup – Combined CA ERwin DM and CA ERwin MM
• New licensing
– “Node” locked – facilitates asset management and control
– Controls feature availability – edition upgrades via new license
– Fully CASSL (CA Self-Service Licensing) integrated
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18. Net, net …
Productivity enhancing
Database currency and
UI and overall product
support
usability
r8 effectively balances both items to produce increased
modeler satisfaction and market leading ROI
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19. Take It For A Spin
Sign-up for the r8 Public Beta Program
Target Start Date: October 1st, 2010
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