SAP PowerDesigner Primary Use Case
We are using this solution for architecture management.
View full review »We use the solution for LDM, PDM and scripts implemented in the database.
View full review »I was working with Bosch, where I was part of the enterprise data modelling team, and we used SAP PowerDesigner as a data modelling tool. We mainly concentrated on the manufacturing domain, so we followed the data modelling approach using Data Vault 2.0. So the organization told us to use SAP PowerDesigner as a data modelling tool. There are competitors for SAP PowerDesigner tools like Urban and many more, but our organization decided on SAP PowerDesigner. With this tool, a framework was designed by one of the organizations in Germany, and Bosch partnered with them to generate scripts automatically. SAP PowerDesigner also provides the flexibility to create logical and conceptual data models. As a team, we were mainly focused on creating physical data models using SAP PowerDesigner.
Once you create physical data models, you can check out the DDL scripts and implement them on your Oracle databases. We used Oracle databases, but SAP PowerDesigner supports a lot of databases.
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This product helps us to handle documentation for travel expenses and calculate costs upon returning from a trip. It is a straightforward product with many applications. In PowerDesigner, I mainly use BPM and modeling standards, shifting to it for its capabilities in process and data modeling. I also explore data model generation and demo data creation.
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Oussama Yahyaoui
IT/IS architecture at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
I mainly use it to create application maps and to connect other applications to IOS platforms. Usually, we use PowerDesigner in order to study the impact of modifying columns and the cut-offs in order to deploy a new data model. I also use it to handle change requests on IS, for example, pushing data models or applying the follow-up on changes done directly on other IOS.
View full review »In one company we used SAP PowerDesigner for documentation and building logical data models and a new platform in the company. Additionally, it was used for documents and resources for the data warehouse. It was a resource and module company and we had to describe every source, table, et cetera.
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Data Architect at a government with 10,001+ employees
We use this solution for business analysis and to generate use cases. Each model is developed based on all the requirements that are gathered. There's a small install for the setup on each machine and then we operate through a shared license server that is connected to it.
One of the things that I'm working on right now is improving the health of our models because a number of them are old. We're missing a lot of information that we need as we look towards an enterprise level data lake. This will allow us to better relate ownership of the data to a particular area within ODOT.
View full review »We use SAP PowerDesigner for logical data modeling and physical data modeling.
View full review »I have been creating physical, logical models for data warehousing for a major bank in the Czech Republic. We have been converting these physical models into external files, generating the DDLs for objects and then deploying objects into those environments. We have 20 users in our business who use this solution but there are additional users across various branches of the bank.
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Carel Van Der Merwe
CEO at Abellard
I use it for business analysis to understand my clients' business flows. I use the various tools available in SAP and the conceptual data models to analyze and understand the business flow.
View full review »I used SAP PowerDesigner as a tool for document folder flow charts and other features.
View full review »The solution is useful for data warehousing. I'm a contractor and I work with various companies. Each of them have different versions of the product installed, some on-prem and some in the cloud.
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Fraven Ang
Manager, Data Architecture at DFS Singapore Pte Ltd
We are using the enterprise architect version of the solution, using the repository to create our enterprise models; different business models that include process to data models and application architecture models. From a dimension perspective it's like a business application with data and infrastructure. We have categories of different models and we use this tool. I model a lot of these into centralized repositories, so they can be used by internal staff to view all the models or to see the lineage and navigate through them, viewing the relationship between the models and staff.
In terms of modeling, we have large teams of around 50 to 60 people who have the license to show the different kinds of models in terms of system projects. For the web portal which allows viewing of the models, all users in our organization have access rights, meaning there are around 100 people that have access. The solution is used daily. We will likely carry out a review at the end of the year to see whether the current configuration is enough for us or whether we need to expand. We are customers of SAP and I'm a manager, data architecture.
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Senior Principal IT Architect -- MDM Architecture at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
I use PowerDesigner to take business requirements and model them from a data modeling perspective. We can then take the result and turn it into a physical model in a database like SQL Server or Oracle.
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Carel Van Der Merwe
CEO at Abellard
I am a computer designer and I consult to various companies. I use PowerDesigner for my own system modeling, which I then share with engineers and ultimately, the customer.
Examples of the types of modeling I do are insurance billing and banking products.
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Moetez Ben Salah
Data Consultant at SCS
My primary use case is for data modeling which I then share with our IT department. We are customers of SAP and I'm a data consultant and GDPR.
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MichaelRaz
DA with 1,001-5,000 employees
I'm using SAP PowerDesigner to build and maintain an enterprise-wide relational data model for one of the largest banks in Israel.
View full review »My primary use case for this solution is to design databases, but I have also used it to design processes.
I also know how to add new features and program using the API. We added some new features to PowerDesigner about five years ago.
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Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We were reverse-engineering several databases and doing comparisons.
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Principal Data Management Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
We are using SAP PowerDesigner to design physical and logical data models for new releases of software.
View full review »I use SAP PowerDesigner for data modeling, documentation, and it interacts with the other tools. Additionally, we use it for all of the business requirements, such as CDM and PDM.
View full review »As part of my consultancy business I provide training for PowerDesigner users, face-to-face and online. Working directly with clients or as part of subcontracted project work, I provide mentoring for users and customise the tool to fit the client's needs.
The majority of my clients use PowerDesigner for various types of Data Modelling and Database activities, along with Data Governance, Process Governance and Enterprise Architecture.
View full review »I am working for the partner of the vendor of PD. My jobs include implementing, training, customizing, and extending PowerDesigner.
One of my tasks is to develop automation that makes end users more efficient in their work.
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Peter Vlekkekn
Team leader and Data / Information Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Often, a customer will want to migrate from another solution onto PowerDesigner. That's how I primarily use the solution: migrating things over to this solution.
We use it to set up the conceptual model. From there, we will take the physical model, where we can start the different DDLs. We will use it to generate the DDLs for the database teams to implement it.
View full review »- Improving retail company operations on ERP migration
- The report wizard is extensive and useful.
- You can import BPMN from Bizagi.
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