Sad Der
accessd666 at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 16 07:59:02 CDT 2003
Thnx for all the replies. Unfortunatly my boss isn't going to buy FMS TAA. We've only got 2 access databases so.... I think I'll just continue with Visio :-( regards Sander --- Michael_Brosdorf <michael.broesdorf at web.de> wrote: > Hi, > > you could try FMS Total Access Analyzer. The only > drawback is that the > generated DFD's are MS Access Reports (so it would > not be too easy to use > them in other applications). > > It has become an invaluable part of my work, > especially when it comes to > documenting inherited database applications. > > I think FMS offers demo's that work for 30 days, so > you can try it out. > > > HTH, > > Michael > > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im > Auftrag von Sad Der > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. Juli 2003 07:56 > An: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Betreff: RE: [AccessD] database modelling <SDW> > > > Nancy, > > sorry, I couldn't find it myself. > > The product was created back in the late 70's or > early > 80's, if I remember correcltly, by Cap gemini. I > read > in a maganzine (computable.nl) that BWISE, a dutch > company, had bought SDW from Cap. I checked there > site > (bwise.com) and SDW is mentioned on it....it also > got > 1 complete picture of it and that's it. > > Don't think this will help you much. > > Regards, > > Sander Derix > > PS: If i run into it somewhere I'll post it here. > --- Nancy Lytle <nancy.lytle at auatac.com> wrote: > > I looked on the Net for SDW, do you have a link I > > could use to check this > > out? > > Thanks, > > Nancy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On > > Behalf Of Sad Der > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:16 AM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem > solving > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] database modelling > > > > > > Visio 200x is a great program. but I've never seen > a > > tool that could do what SDW could. It gives you > the > > possibility to "zoom into" a diagram. Start with > the > > core business process. From there you can drill > down > > to 'lower'-processes. You can add relationships to > > data stores, these datastores have to be filled > with > > fields and stuff. > > > > After you're done with you're eg 27 level diagram > > you > > hit the "Check" button and it reports that on > level > > 4 > > you have no output for process x, datastore y > isn't > > referenced, etc etc etc. > > > > Unfortunatly it is VERY expensive and the company > I > > now work doesn't have it and is not going to, > > bummer. > > > > thnx for the link i'll check it out. > > > > Sander > > > > > > --- Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> > > wrote: > > > I don't know why you're against Visio, but have > > you > > > tried DeZign for > > > Databases? > > > http://www.datanamic.com/dezign/index.html > > > > > > Charlotte Foust > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sad Der [mailto:accessd666 at yahoo.com] > > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 1:49 AM > > > To: Acces User Group > > > Subject: [AccessD] database modelling > > > > > > > > > hi group, > > > > > > today I received a present: several(!) new > access > > > (2k) applications that > > > we need to maintain. > > > > > > I want to start creating modells for all of > these > > > application. > > > > > > The most importent models I want to create are: > > > -Data flow diagram (DFD) (witch > > > tables/queries/fields > > > are used in wich form/report/etc.) > > > -Software flow models (wich function/sub/module > is > > > used in wich form/report) > > > > > > The only tool I ever used to create DFD's with > is > > > SDW > > > (System Development Workbench). It's a b#tch of > a > > > tool > > > but once you've got it setup it is a great and > > fast > > > tool. > > > > > > Questions: > > > Does anybody know > > > 1) other good (read NOT Visio) tools to create > > > DFD's? > > > 2) tools to create these 'software diagrams'? > > > > > > thnx, > > > > > > Sander > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! 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