Rational Data Architect Version 7.5 introduces the following new
features.
For a list of APARs that were fixed in this release, see: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3045&uid=swg27013500
In addition to the APAR fixes, the following important fixes are included
in this release:
- Delta DDL generation from a database for a dropped column in a partitioned
table generates incomplete DDL.
- Request for a model validation rule to check for blank or non-printing
characters in an abbreviation.
- Request that XSD-to-logical data model transformation support local elements
that are anonymous complex types.
- Request for an option to select title case for object name transformation
during logical data model-to-XSD transformation.
- Enhanced test data governance
- Rational Data Architect V7.5 introduces model extensions to define privacy
attributes and integration with IBM Optim solutions that will enhance software
development governance for test data management and data privacy. For more
information about how to use this feature, see Generating masked test data from physical data models.
- Privilege modeling
You can model data access privileges for groups, roles, and users in
physical data models. You can generate DDL from the physical data model that
grants privileges on the database, and you can reverse engineer privilege
information from a database to a physical data model. For more information
about how to use this feature, see Managing privileges in physical data models.
Privilege
modeling in physical data models is supported for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and
Windows, DB2 for z/OS, and Oracle database servers. Reverse engineering privileges
is not supported for Oracle in this release.
- Data model reporting
- The following formats are now supported for Business Intelligence and
Reporting Tools (BIRT) reports:
- HTML
- PDF
- Microsoft® Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Object naming validation
- In this version, you have the option to be prompted with an warning message
when you create a new data model object that violates object naming constraints.
Naming constraints are set on the page of the Preferences window,
in the Syntax Check categories for logical or physical data model validation.
You can set preferences for receiving live warnings on the Model
Validation page of the Preferences window.
- Multiple word business terms are now supported for data model transformation
and naming standard compliance validation.
- Oracle
- The following new properties are now supported for Oracle modeling and
DDL generation:
- Parallel degree
- Synonyms for stored procedures, triggers, and other database elements
- Packages
- Data model transformation
- During logical-to-UML data model transformation, you have the option to
transform domain models as a UML model library, and you also have the option
to import a UML model library.
- During logical-to-XSD or logical-to-UML data model transformation, you
have the option to choose a subject-area diagram as the transformation source
scope.
- During logical-to-XSD data model transformation, you can modify All/Named/Parent/Child
options to control the generation of a fully hierarchical XSD.