Data Modelers - Alternatives to Erwin

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 1

Anyone remember what last Version of Visio that supported reverse engineering of databases?

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 2

Lynn Pettis - Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54 AM
Anyone remember what last Version of Visio that supported reverse engineering of databases?

It was like 2005 or maybe 2008.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 3

I just got news of a new modeling tool. I haven't looked at it. If any of you feel like being a sacrificial anode, here's the link.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 4

I am confused by the description for reverse engineering. Some one care to translate?

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 5

Lynn Pettis - Friday, October 27, 2017 10:41 AM
I am confused by the description for reverse engineering. Some one care to translate?

Oh we're totally misusing the term. Don't worry. You're not misreading that. @=)

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 6

Do you already have an existing database but no ER diagram or physical model? With SQLDBM, this is no problem! Use the reverse engineering feature to export your database schema as a SQL script, and then run these scripts in MSSQL Studio or SSDT (SQL Server Developer Tools) to generate the XML database-creation scripts. After that, simply upload the XML statements into SQLDBM, and then create your physical model or ERD.

Step 1, use the tool the export the database schema as a SQL Script.
Step 2, run these scripts in MSSQL Studio or SSDT to generate the XML database-creation scripts.
Step 3, upload the XML statements into SQLDBM.
Step 4, create your physical model or ERD.

Step 2 confuses me as I didn't know SSMS generated XML database-creation scripts.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 7

Lynn Pettis - Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54 AM
Anyone remember what last Version of Visio that supported reverse engineering of databases?

Yes. The "good" one. 😉

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 8

Jeff Moden - Friday, October 27, 2017 4:49 PM
Lynn Pettis - Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54 AM
Anyone remember what last Version of Visio that supported reverse engineering of databases?
Yes. The "good" one. 😉

lol, Jeff. I was actually asking what version that was so I can see if our IT group can still get it or not. Last I looked they had all sorts of older versions of many software packages. I just need to know what to request.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 9

In all seriousness, I found a hack on SO and I'm in the process of reverse engineering a 2016 Enterprise database using Visio 2010 Pro. I'll let you know how it goes when it finishes.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 10

It's done and it worked just fine. I reverse engineered all the tables in a 1,391 table, 1.3TB database in 327 seconds with no display turned on, added a table to the display, told it to find all related tables and it all operated as expected. I went to the home menu and told it to align and distribute and it all worked just fine. I used the Generic OleDB Driver but you can download the latest Microsoft® ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server but I've not tried that yet.

The key is and always has been that "DATABASE" won't show up on the menu unless you open visio with the correct template, which may be found under "Software and Database" when you are on the "NEW" selection under the "FILE" tab and select "Database Model Diagram" under that.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

ajaydeep SSC Rookie Points: 25 More actions · Answer 11

Grant Fritchey - Friday, October 27, 2017 10:35 AM
I just got news of a new modeling tool. I haven't looked at it. If any of you feel like being a sacrificial anode, here's the link.

Hi Grant,
Please check it out SqlDBM again, if you have not recently. We have made lots of progress in the tool and it is very mature now.
Feel free to reach us if you have any questions.