Head of Technologies Councel Services at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jan 12, 2024
In PowerDesigner, I primarily use BPM and modeling standards. I find it beneficial for process analysis, although I use data modeling to a lesser extent.
Senior Data Warehouse Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
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Dec 29, 2022
The most valuable features of the solution are it's built very well, easy to use, and simple to describe freely what is needed in logical and physical data models.
The physical database model is definitely the most valuable feature because it describes normalization exactly the way you understand the data, and it deploys it perfectly with open source systems.
It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product.
PowerDesigner and ER/Studio Consultancy and Training Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
May 25, 2020
The most valuable feature is the way you can extend it and customize it. With most modeling tools, you fit your modeling process to fit the tool. In PowerDesigner, you can make the tool fit the way you want to work.
SAP PowerDesigner is a valuable solution for developing several different types of data models according to business process needs. Data models can be logical, conceptual, and physical, and can also include dimensional and relational models. PowerDesiger has the ability to integrate a designed business process model with the actual database design to ensure that all the data process steps are included in the logical model. PowerDesigner is able to use the physical model to create the actual...
It allows us to have proper documentation in terms of the databases.
In PowerDesigner, I primarily use BPM and modeling standards. I find it beneficial for process analysis, although I use data modeling to a lesser extent.
SAP PowerDesigner is an excellent tool that does what I need it to do. What I like most about it is that it's stable, fast, and easy to understand.
The most valuable features of the solution are it's built very well, easy to use, and simple to describe freely what is needed in logical and physical data models.
The feature I found valuable in SAP PowerDesigner is extraction.
I also like that my company hasn't faced any issues because of the clear documentation about SAP PowerDesigner.
I mostly work on the conceptual and logical side of things, and I enjoy how easy it is to use.
The physical database model is definitely the most valuable feature because it describes normalization exactly the way you understand the data, and it deploys it perfectly with open source systems.
The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too.
SAP PowerDesigner is fairly stable.
I like the connectivity or the lineage between the models and usability.
It's a great tool for documentation.
It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product.
Very good repository features.
The most valuable feature is that it is a very fast reverse engineering process. It does a very expansive comparison.
I like the property sheet capability and the user-defined attributes that you can set up.
I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features.
The most valuable feature is the way you can extend it and customize it. With most modeling tools, you fit your modeling process to fit the tool. In PowerDesigner, you can make the tool fit the way you want to work.
The solution is a very pragmatic tool. It's quite easy to use.
It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems.
This solution has good tools for big data, where you can manage large and complex databases.
It has helped me to develop the as-is state, design its to-be state, and track the capital investment according to gap analysis.