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Vaclav Frolik

Escalation Manager

03/19/2012

New Features and Enhancements in TDM

in Comparison to CASE Studio 2

Toad Data Modeler 4

and CASE Studio 2

1


Features added to Toad Data Modeler

• Logical Model with Inheritance

• Universal Model (generic physical)

• Synchronization Features (selected databases) – Generation of Alter Scripts

– Model Update and Model Merge

– UNDO/REDO

– Unicode Support

• Import from SQL Files (selected databases)

• Projects

• Visual Modeling of Views

• PDF and XSLT Reports

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• New Model Explorer (with full list of DB specific objects)

• Object Viewer with Advanced Search

• Loupe and Navigator Panes

• Support for Subversion

• Naming Conventions

• Templates for DB Objects (patterns)

• Advanced Gallery (attribute level)

• 2D Drawings and Images

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• Schema Assignment

• Refactoring Utility

• Default Values

• Order of Generated Objects

• Macros with Custom Forms Definitions

• GUI Improvements

– Inplace Editor in ERD

– Move and Copy Attributes in ERD

– Advanced Visualization of Objects

• Toad for Oracle Integration

4


Logical Models

• Toad Data Modeler supports logical modeling. You can model

inheritances and set rules for conversion to physical model.

5


Universal Models

• Universal (Generic Relational) Data Model allows you to model entity

relationship diagrams without the necessity to select target database

platform and database specific items.

• Universal Data Model is

created when you

reverse engineer

unsupported database

platform via ADO/ODBC

connection.

6


Support for the latest versions of DB platforms

• Create models for PostgreSQL 9, Oracle 11g R2…

7


Synchronization Features – Alter Scripts

• Toad Data Modeler allows you to compare models or model with

database and generate changes scripts.

8


Sync & Convert Wizard

• Models can be Merged, Updated or Converted from one target

database platform to another via Sync & Convert Wizard. For some

database platforms enhanced conversion is available (sequences,

identities and autoincrements are converted among Oracle, SQL

Server and MySQL databases).

9


UNDO/REDO

• UNDO and REDO operations seems to be “a must” but it was not

possible to revert changes in CASE Studio 2 !

• Toad Data Modeler allows you to specify encoding for both

Reverse Engineering and SQL Code Generation.

• CASE Studio 2 was not a Unicode application.

Unicode

10


Import from SQL File

• Import from SQL File is available for selected target database

platforms. If a typo or unknown command is found the problematic area

will be highlighted and you will see what’s wrong with the script visually

in log area under the script preview.

11


Projects

• You can group multiple models, files with requirements and other items

to form a project.

• If you wish to keep track of your models and other files in Subversion,

create new project with Version Control System support.

12


Visual Modeling of Views

• Views can be modeled visually in Toad Data Modeler.

13


PDF and XSLT reports

• PDF reports can be generated via Report

generation wizard.

• XSLT reports can be used for generation

of custom HTML, CSV, TXT, XML

and other file formats.

14


Model Explorer with full list of DB objects

• In Toad Data Modeler functions, stored procedures and other objects

are listed in Model Explorer.

• In CASE Studio 2 only tables were listed in Model Explorer. Other items

were accessible via Text Objects form.

Toad Data Modeler CASE Studio 2

15


Object Viewer with Advanced Search

• Object Viewer allows you to see all triggers, all attributes and other

objects in one list. Any item can be easily edited and Macro operations

can be evoked from Object Viewer.

• Wildcards can be used in Search.

16


Loupe and Navigator panes

• Magnifier Glass / Loupe and Navigator pans were added

to Toad Data Modeler. Both panes can be docked.

17


Naming Conventions

• Set naming conventions, verify object names on-the-fly or apply

corrections in batch mode.

18


Templates

• Define patterns for new objects and use them to minimize efforts

needed for manual specification of SQL code.

19


Advanced Gallery

• Store frequently used parts of your model to

Gallery and use Drag and Drop technique to

insert items from gallery to your model.

• Objects will be converted automatically.

• Individual items (attribute, user data type...)

can be stored in gallery

• In CASE Studio 2 Gallery existed but it was

possible to add there entities with

relationships only.

20


2D Drawings and Images

• Draw shapes, label ellipses, label quadrangles, add images and

lines to your Entity Relationship Diagrams.

21


Schema Assignment

• Assign schema/owner to various objects quickly.

22


Refactoring Utility

• Change column name and use Refactoring Utility to change SQL

code of other objects (views, stored procedures, triggers...)

23


Default Values and Application Variables

• Define default values for new objects.

• Use Application Variables, e.g. %ParentTableTable% and others.

24


Order of Generated Objects

• Generate Stored Procedures before Functions or vice versa.

• Generate few tables, then other objects and then rest of tables etc.

• Define your preferred method of SQL code generation.

25


Macros with Custom Forms Definitions

• Create your own forms in Jscript and develop extensions

for Toad Data Modeler.

26


Customization of Forms

• Edit existing forms, add new tabs, combo boxes and other items

where necessary.

• The following example shows new item on Entity Properties form.

27


Improved Scripting Window

• Run Jscript code to affect various objects at once. Improvements

include better editor, code explorer, log etc.

28


GUI Improvements

• Inplace Editor in ERD Edit objects directly in

designer/ERD

• Move and Copy

Attributes in ERD Drag attributes from one table

and drop them to another.

• Advanced Visualization Display one table multiple times

in ERD

• + various additional GUI

enhancements

29


Toad for Oracle Integration

• Use Toad for Oracle as default application for

generated SQL code

• Load Toad for Oracle Projects

• Import Toad for Oracle Connections automatically

• Import Toad for Oracle ERD

• Use Toad for Oracle icon theme

• Live Reverse engineering – use Toad for Oracle

connections to drag and drop objects from database

to your model.

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Features missing in Toad Data Modeler

The following features are no longer available:

• Data Flow Diagrams (no longer supported)

• Save/Load Layout (model merge can be used)

• Triggers for Cardinality

• Triggers for Referential Integrity

• Support for some databases

– Advantage 7 and 8, Clipper 5, DBIsam 3, InterBase, MaxDB, SQL

Server 6.5 and 7, MySQL 3.23 and 4, Paradox, Pervasive, PostgreSQL

7 and 8.0, Sybase Anywhere 9 and some others.

• Import from PowerDesigner and ERWin XML files

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