Chapter 16 Migrating from ERwin to PowerDesigner
The import process converts general ERwin model objects into PowerDesigner objects as follows:
| ERwin | PowerDesigner |
|---|---|
| Model | Model |
| Stored display and subject area | Diagram |
| Business rule | Business rule |
| Domain | Domain |
| Symbols ( including symbol size and position) | Symbols ( including symbol size and position) |
| Description | Description |
| Notes | Annotation |
| Text block | Text symbol |
| IE notation | Entity/Relationship notation |
| IDEF1X notation | IDEF1X notation |
| User-defined properties | Imported as extended attributes stored into a specific extended model definition embedded in the model. The name of this extended model definition is Imported Attributes, you can manage it from the resource editor. For more information, see the Extended Model Definitions Reference Guide chapter in the Advanced User Documentation . |
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