PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build technology infrastructure diagrams.
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Object |
Tool |
Symbol |
Description |
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Architecture Area |
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An abstract object for grouping other objects. See Architecture Areas (EAM). |
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Site |
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A physical location. See Sites (EAM). |
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Organization Unit |
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A group, department, function, or other collection of people or organization units. See Organization Units (EAM). |
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Person |
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An individual. See People (EAM). |
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Role |
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A set of responsibilities. See Roles (EAM). |
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Network |
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Any kind of network. See Networks (EAM). |
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Software Server |
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A commercial software environment. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
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Hardware Server |
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A high availability resource machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
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Workstation |
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A client machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
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Mobile Device |
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A handheld client. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
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Network Node |
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Can represent various kinds of network components. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
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Deployment Instance |
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An instance of an object defined elsewhere. See Deployment Instances (EAM). |
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Infrastructure Link |
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A link between elements in a technology layer diagram. See Infrastructure Links (EAM). |
Most EAM objects can be displayed as icons or as boxes that can display additional properties and sub-objects. You can toggle between the Icon and Detail modes via the contextual menu, or by pressing CTRL+Q. You can control the default mode, and the information displayed in each mode through the options available by selecting .