Share model information by accessing ERwin and BPwin

Computer Associates Model Navigator provides cost-effective read-only access to Computer Associates ERwin data and Computer Associates BPwin business process models. As a complementary product to both ERwin and BPwin, Model Navigator gives non-modelers access to model information for presentation, analysis and application development functions.

Model Navigator opens the door to sharing model information with interested business users who are not directly involved in the database design or business process modeling process. Similarly, Model Navigator provides an ideal way to share this information with client/server, data warehouse and Web/Intranet developers who need to understand how the underlying database tables are related in order to design effective data-entry forms, OLAP queries and Web-based drill-down pages. With Model Navigator, everyone can see all the information in the ERwin data model. By letting users readily share corporate data models, new applications can be created faster, with a comprehensive, visual "blueprint" of the underlying data structures.

Helping workgroups share design information

Because Model Navigator supports all the standard ERwin and BPwin navigation, display, reporting and printing features, it’s a great communication tool. For visual presentations, you can use all the included display options, manipulate subject areas and stored displays, highlight diagrams with custom fonts and colors, zoom in or out, drag diagram objects from one location to another ¾ anything that helps you get your ideas across.

For detailed analysis, Model Navigator lets you create and print the full range of ERwin and BPwin reports. You can also print graphical diagram pages directly, using all the standard Print dialog features.

For application development, Model Navigator publishes both the client-side and server-side view of a project, so you know which columns are in each database table, what keys, constraints and validation rules have been specified, and how the information in different tables is related. In addition, you can view client-side attribute information stored in the ERwin model, so you know what type of control should be used to display the data in a column and how it should be formatted.

Highlights

• Provides read-only access to ERwin models.
• Supports all standard ERwin navigation, display, reporting and printing features.
• Prevents users from making unauthorized changes to models.
• Supports workgroup model publishing for joint design/team development efforts.
• Transparently connects to Computer Associates ModelMartä for model publishing and complete model management.