Powerdesigner Document Version: 16.6.2 – 2016-12-15
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User Guide PUBLIC SAP PowerDesigner Document Version: 16.6.2 – 2016-12-15 PowerDesigner Web SAP PowerDesigner Documentation Collection Content 1 Modeling with PowerDesigner Web.................................................6 1.1 Connecting to PowerDesigner Web...................................................7 1.2 The Workspace.................................................................8 Creating a Diagram from the Workspace............................................10 Reviewing Diagrams for Publication................................................11 1.3 The Repository................................................................ 12 Object Properties............................................................13 Creating a Diagram...........................................................15 Creating a Chart.............................................................16 Uploading and Working with External Files...........................................17 Renaming, Moving, and Deleting Repository Items.....................................18 Subscribing to Change Notifications...............................................18 Object Names and Codes.......................................................19 1.4 The Diagram Viewer............................................................ 20 Editing Diagrams............................................................23 Commenting on Diagrams......................................................25 Sharing Links to and Printing and Exporting Diagrams..................................28 Generating a Report on a Diagram................................................28 Comparing Diagram Versions...................................................28 Verifying Diagrams...........................................................30 Publishing Diagrams..........................................................36 1.5 The Dashboard................................................................37 EA Example Charts...........................................................37 1.6 Search and Reuse.............................................................. 41 Reusing Objects in Diagrams....................................................43 Referencing an Object in a Property Field or List......................................46 Promoting Reuse through the Library Folder.........................................46 1.7 Impact and Lineage Analysis.......................................................47 Customizing the Analysis...................................................... 50 1.8 Model-to-Model Generation....................................................... 51 1.9 Translating Diagrams and Viewing Translated Diagrams...................................52 2 Requirements................................................................55 2.1 Requirements (RQM)............................................................56 Linking Requirements with Design Objects..........................................58 Assigning Workloads......................................................... 58 2.2 Users and Groups (RQM).........................................................59 PowerDesigner Web 2 PUBLIC Content Adding Users and Groups to a Group..............................................59 3 Enterprise Architecture.........................................................61 3.1 Structuring EAM Objects.........................................................62 3.2 Linking EAM Objects............................................................67 3.3 Reusing Objects in an EAM........................................................69 3.4 Organization Architecture Modeling................................................. 70 Sites (EAM)................................................................70 Organization Units (EAM)......................................................72 People (EAM)...............................................................73 Roles (EAM)................................................................75 3.5 Process and Function Architecture Modeling...........................................76 Architecture Areas...........................................................77 Business Functions...........................................................78 Processes.................................................................79 3.6 Application Architecture Modeling.................................................. 80 Systems and Applications (EAM).................................................81 Databases (EAM)............................................................84 Components (EAM)..........................................................85 Documents, and Reports (EAM)..................................................86 Forms (EAM)...............................................................88 ETL Jobs (EAM).............................................................89 Contracts (EAM)............................................................ 90 Application and Business Services (EAM)...........................................91 3.7 Infrastructure Architecture Modeling................................................ 94 Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).........................94 Networks (EAM).............................................................97 Deployment Instances (EAM)................................................... 98 3.8 Goal and EA Project Modeling.....................................................100 Goals (EAM)...............................................................101 Programs, Projects, and Phases (EAM)............................................102 4 Process Maps............................................................... 104 4.1 Creating a Multi-Level Process Map.................................................106 4.2 Linking Processes to Business Process Diagrams.......................................107 5 Business Processes...........................................................108 5.1 BPMN 2.0 Descriptive.......................................................... 108 Pools and Lanes (BPMN Descriptive)............................................. 110 Start and End Events (BPMN Descriptive)..........................................113 Tasks (BPMN Descriptive).....................................................114 Gateways (BPMN Descriptive).................................................. 117 PowerDesigner Web Content PUBLIC 3 Data (BPMN Descriptive)......................................................119 Sequence and Message Flows (BPMN Descriptive)....................................121 5.2 BPMN 2.0 Executable...........................................................122 Collaboration and Process Diagrams (BPMN Executable)...............................125 Conversation Diagrams (BPMN Executable)........................................125 Choreography Diagrams (BPMN Executable)........................................127 Pools and Lanes (BPMN Executable)............................................. 129 Start, Intermediate, and End Events (BPMN Executable)............................... 129 Activities (BPMN Executable)...................................................132 Gateways (BPMN Executable)..................................................133 Data and Data References (BPMN Executable)...................................... 135 Correlation Keys (BPMN Executable).............................................136 Messages (BPMN Executable)..................................................137 Item-Aware Elements (BPMN Executable)..........................................137 Sequence and Message Flows (BPMN Executable)....................................138 Importing and Exporting BPMN 2.0 Files...........................................139 6 Common Objects.............................................................143 6.1 Business Rules................................................................143 Attaching a Business Rule to an Object............................................144 6.2 File Objects..................................................................144 6.3 Packages ...................................................................145 6.4 Traceability Links..............................................................146 7 Installing and Administering PowerDesigner Web....................................148 7.1 Installing the PowerDesigner Web Server.............................................148 7.2 Controlling Repository Access.....................................................151 Creating Repository Users.....................................................154 Creating Repository Groups....................................................156 Granting Rights to Users and Groups............................................. 159 Granting Access Permissions on Repository Items....................................160 Unblocking Blocked Users .....................................................161 Deactivating Users...........................................................161 Obtaining Emergency Access to the Repository......................................162 7.3 Configuring the PowerDesigner Web Server...........................................163 Connecting to the Database Server...............................................163 Connecting to a License Server................................................. 165 Connecting to an LDAP Server for User Authentication.................................165 Connecting to an SMTP Server for Notifications......................................170