Transcript AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler ReadMe

Upgrading from r4.1.4 to r7:
Making a Smooth Transition
Roger Suttmeier
Support Distribution Manager
June 14, 2006
Overview
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Upgrading can be relatively painless
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The key…plan your upgrade
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Top AllFusion Modeling Suite Upgrade FAQs
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Creating Your Plan
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Review your “as is” environment
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Describe your “to be” environment
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Plan the transition from “as is” to “to be”
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Planning the Transition
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Explore all the Resources
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CA Education
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Product Documentation
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SupportConnect
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Your company’s IT department
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Identify the necessary steps
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Explore the transition in a test environment
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CA Education Resources
EM115
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler: Effective
Data Modeling Practices
ILT
4 day(s)
EM125
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler: Model
Architecture Practices and Standards
ILT
3 day(s)
EM135
AllFusion® Model Manager: Collaborative
Model Management in a Secure Environment
New
ILT
2 day(s)
ER170
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler: r7
Highlights
ILT
1 day(s)
ERL70
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler: r7
Highlights
WILL
1 day(s)
ERR70
AllFusion® ERwin® Data Modeler: r7
Highlights
WILR
6
hour(s)
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Product Documentation Resources
- AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler ReadMe,
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6.2 Performance When Converting 4.1.4
Models to r7 Format
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6.3 Understanding Complete Compare
Differences After Converting Your Models
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especially:
AllFusion Process Modeler ReadMe.
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Product Documentation
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AllFusion Model Manager ReadMe,
especially:
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5.1 Conversion Information
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5.2 Conversion of AllFusion MM 4.1.4 Custom
Security Profiles
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5.3 Conversion Notes for Oracle and Microsoft SQL
Server/Sybase
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5.4 Understanding Complete Compare Differences
After Converting Your Models
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Product Documentation Resources
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AllFusion MM Administration Guide, Chap 3:
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Upgrade Your License
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Before You Install AllFusion MM
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AllFusion MM Database Upgrade
Recommendations
-  MS SQL Server or Sybase DBMS Considerations
-  Oracle DBMS Consideration
-  AllFusion MM 4.1.4 to MM r7 Conversion
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Upgrade the AllFusion MM Software
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Product Documentation
-The Conversion Process
-  AllFusion MM Property Conversion
-  AllFusion ERwin DM and AllFusion PM Property
Conversion
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Converting your AllFusion MM Database
-  Manual Conversion
-  Automated Conversion
-  Convert Your AllFusion MM Database on a Microsoft
SQL Server or Sybase DBMS
-  Convert Your AllFusion MM Database on an Oracle
DBMS
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CA SupportConnect Resources
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AllFusion MS Product Home Pages
-  Download and ordering options
-  Total License Care (TLC) links and information
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Conversion Information Center
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AllFusion Model Manager r7 Pre-Conversion Checklist
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Understanding Complete Compare Differences After
Converting Your Models
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Pre-Conversion Consultation
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CA Technical Support can test convert your
AllFusion MM (if needed)
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CA Technical Services
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Identify the Necessary Steps
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Licensing
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Ensure you have the same number of r7 licenses as
4.1.4 licenses
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Review the Site (ID) distribution of licenses
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Software Distribution
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Education
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Ensure all users and your Model Manager Administrator
are not learning during the upgrade process
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Releases 4.1.4 and 7 can co-exist on the same PC
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Identify the Necessary Steps
- Consider DBMS/Hardware upgrades
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Current DBMS/server old/slow/not supported
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Server and/or DBMS upgrades are best done before (or
after) the conversion
-  Avoids the added complication of moving your DBMS and
encountering permissions, connection problems
-  Improved hardware speeds the conversion
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Coordination with your DBA or IT departments
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Technical Documents are available on SupportConnect
to assist you in the migration process.
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Identify the Necessary Steps
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Modeling process changes
R7 has many new features, some that may require a
process change, some that may encourage you to make
a process changes
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Timing with deliverables (projects)
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Automatic or manual conversion of your
AllFusion Model Manager
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Identify the resources/obstacles/time lines
necessary for each step
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Avoid burning bridges
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Explore Your Plan in a Test Run
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Determine how long an automated or manual
conversion will take
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Identify the surprises you have not foreseen
(each mart is unique)
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Create or research solutions or workarounds
to the unforeseen surprises
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Iterate the test run until you are sure there
are no surprises
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Upgrade FAQs
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Do I need new licenses?
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New license keys are required
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You must have maintenance to obtain r7 licenses
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25 digit licenses as opposed to 16 digit licenses
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There is no 30 day grace period, you must have a license
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You can select Remind Me, but you will be nagged later
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Ensure you have the AllFusion Model Manager license that
supports the same, or greater, number of users than your
4.1.4 version
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All Total License Care (TLC) contact points can be found in
the AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler r7 is now GA and
available for download here link on the Product Home
Page on SupportConnect.
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Upgrade FAQs
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Where to do I get my r7 upgrade?
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AllFusion Modeling Suite Product Home Pages
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AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler r7 is now GA and
available for download here in the What’s New sectionSelf Extracting Zip File
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Downloads, Products in the standard SupportConnect
menu on the left
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AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler r7 is now GA - Place
order for boxed product here link
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Upgrade FAQs
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First opening of an r7 model completes the conversion
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This is a one time performance hit
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True for standalone 4.1.4 to r7 model
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True for models stored in your Model Manager
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Why does it take so long to open a model
after upgrading/conversion?
What versions of 4.1.4 can be converted to r7?
GA, SP1, SP2, SP3
4.1 Models in my converted Model Manager
cannot be opened in r7?
Correct. Call support for a script to help you identify 4.1
models in your 4.1.4 AllFusion MM
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Upgrade FAQs
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How do I know my models have converted
successfully?
Understanding Complete Compare Differences After
Converting Your Models document in the Conversion
Information Center can explain differences you may
see
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Upgrade FAQs
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Should I do an Automatic or Manual Conversion
of my AllFusion Model Manager?
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Manual Conversion - Advantages
-  You move your models from your old AllFusion MM to
your new AllFusion MM, one model at a time.
-  You can select the models you want to move, and leave
those that you do not.
-  You can “clean up” your mart if there are many models
or versions which are no longer in use, which would
extend conversion time.
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Upgrade FAQs
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Should I do an Automatic or Manual
Conversion of my AllFusion Model Manager?
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Manual Conversion – Advantages
-  You can run both Model Manager versions
simultaneously, and move incrementally, model by
model, to the new AllFusion MM.
-  You can host your new AllFusion MM on a different
server or database platform than your old AllFusion MM
version.
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Upgrade FAQs
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Should I do an Automatic or Manual
Conversion of my AllFusion Model Manager?
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Manual Conversion - Disadvantages
-  Version history is lost on any models checked into the
new mart
-  Being a manual process, it is time consuming and labor
intensive.
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Upgrade FAQs
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Should I do an Automatic or Manual
Conversion of my AllFusion Model Manager?
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Automatic Conversion - Advantage
-  It is automated and all models retain their full history
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Automatic Conversion - Disadvantages
-  It takes a longer if your mart is large, or your
client/server hardware is limited
-  The automated conversion must be done in the same
database instance as your previous version of AllFusion
MM, which may require more space than is available,
or may require you to move your old version of
AllFusion MM, if you cannot create additional space
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Upgrade FAQs
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Synchronize all models before automatic conversion
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Manual conversion keeps the links to AllFusion ERwin
Data Modeler
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Are there any special considerations for
AllFusion Process Modeler?
Why do models open and save more slowly in
my new r7 MM?
Your database may be fragmented. Re-index the r7 MM
database and possibly run table and/or index statistics.
Why are my r7 models larger than my 4.1.4
models?
r7 models have more objects and properties.
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Summary
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Upgrading can be relatively painless
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The key…plan your upgrade
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Top AllFusion Modeling Suite Upgrade FAQs
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