Chapter 1 About This Book

Subject

This book describes the creation and generation of reports in PowerDesigner. It shows you how to do the following:

• Build and generate model reports in various languages and formats
• Build and generate multi-model reports in various languages and formats
• Build and generate list reports in various languages and formats

Audience

This book is for anyone who will be building reports with PowerDesigner.

Documentation primer

The PowerDesigner modeling environment supports several types of models:

• Conceptual Data Model (CDM) to model the overall logical structure of a database, independent from any software or data storage structure considerations
• Physical Data Model (PDM) to model the overall physical structure of a database, taking into account DBMS software or data storage structure considerations
• Object Oriented Model (OOM) to model a software system using an object-oriented approach for Java or other object languages
• Business Process Model (BPM) to model the means by which one or more processes are accomplished in operating business practices
• XML Model (XSM) to model the structure of an XML file using a DTD or an XML schema
• Requirements Model (RQM) to list and document the customer needs that must be satisfied during a development process
• Information Liquidity Model (ILM) to model the replication of information from a source database to one or several remote databases using replication engines
• Free Model (FEM) to create any kind of chart diagram, in a context-free environment

This book only explains the creation and generation of reports in PowerDesigner. For information on models or other aspects of PowerDesigner, consult the following books:

General Features Guide To get familiar with the PowerDesigner interface before learning how to use any of the models.

Conceptual Data Model User's Guide To work with the CDM.

Physical Data Model User's Guide To work with the PDM.

Object Oriented Model User's Guide To work with the OOM.

Business Process Model User's Guide To work with the BPM.

XML Model User's Guide To work with an XSM.

Requirements Model User's Guide To work with the RQM.

Information Liquidity Model User's Guide To work with the ILM.

Repository User's Guide To work in a multi-user environment using a central repository.

Typographic conventions

PowerDesigner documentation uses specific typefaces to help you readily identify specific items:

• monospace text (normal and bold)
  
  Used for: Code samples, commands, compiled functions and files, references to variables.
  
  Example: declare user_defined..., the BeforeInsertTrigger template.
• bold text
  
  Any new term.
  
  Example: A shortcut has a target object.
• small caps
  
  Any key name.
  
  Example: Press the enter key.

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