Solution architecture and design, however the database management area really was not usable. I could not even send in a DDL to reverse engineer it. Also, adding referential integrity to existing fields from a reverse engineered database resulted in duplication of keys.
Data Architect with 501-1,000 employees
The database management area was not usable
Pros and Cons
- "It really did not work for logical modeling. The look is very old-fashioned. You can't make the diagrams easy on the eye, so we ended up drawing them again in Visio anyhow."
- "I struggled with most of the features for this tool, as did the rest of our architecture team."
- "The database management area was not usable."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Not really.
Unfortunately, only one of our solution architects was using this in the end, as the others resorted to Vision because it was more user-friendly. I ended up buying an Idera licence for ER/Studio and using that instead.
What is most valuable?
I struggled with most of the features for this tool, as did the rest of our architecture team.
What needs improvement?
The database part needs to be more like ERwin or ER/Studio.
It really did not work for logical modeling. The look is very old-fashioned. You can't make the diagrams easy on the eye, so we ended up drawing them again in Visio anyhow.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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