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CA ERwin Data Modeler for Microsoft SQL Azure

If you plan to use SQL Azure as your target server with CA ERwin Data Modeler, verify that your SQL Azure license is present either on the computer on which you plan to run CA ERwin Data Modeler, or on the License Server. This means, if you are using a local CA ERwin DM license, then you must have the license for SQL Azure locally. If you are using a License Server to get the CA ERwin DM license, then you must have the license for SQL Azure on the License Server. If you do not have a SQL Azure license, you cannot select SQL Azure as a target server. This requirement is effective for all editions of CA ERwin Data Modeler, including Community Edition.

The following tables compare the differences in CA ERwin Data Modeler functionality depending on whether you are using the SQL Azure extension:

Community Edition with SQL Azure Extension

Limited database support, however SQL Azure is available as a target server for new models and deriving models

SQL Azure models can be opened directly

Opening a file in XML format is supported

Alter Script in Forward Engineering is enabled only for SQL Azure models

No entity/table volume limitation for SQL Azure models only

Notes:

  • You can reverse engineer from any of the supported target server databases, but when the reverse engineer process finishes, switch to one of the available CE target server databases (DB2 for LUW, MySQL, ODBC/Generic, Oracle, SQL Azure, SQL Server, or Sybase).
  • If you attempt to reverse engineer more than 25 entities/tables, verify that your target server is SQL Azure. If it is not, then only the first 25 entities/tables are converted and the rest are removed.

On-demand loading and model saving during Complete Compare is enabled only for SQL Azure models

Printing a SQL Azure model is supported and the output does not contain a watermark

Data type standards are supported

Only SQL Azure models can be saved in any of the available formats

Access to marts (workgroup modeling) is not supported

Full use of all available MITI import and export bridges

Crystal Reports is supported

Standard Edition

Standard Edition with SQL Azure Extension

SQL Azure is not available as a target server for new models and deriving models

SQL Azure is available as a target server for new models and deriving models

Opening a SQL Azure model launches a dialog prompting you to select a different target server

SQL Azure models can be opened directly

SQL Azure is not an option in the CA ERwin Data Modeler Target Server dialog

SQL Azure is available for selection in the CA ERwin Data Modeler Target Server dialog

Workgroup Edition

Workgroup Edition with SQL Azure Extension

SQL Azure is not available as a target server for new models and deriving models

SQL Azure is available as a target server for new models and deriving models

Opening a SQL Azure model launches a dialog prompting you to select a different target server

SQL Azure models can be opened directly

SQL Azure is not an option in the CA ERwin Data Modeler Target Server dialog

SQL Azure is available for selection in the CA ERwin Data Modeler Target Server dialog

Mart access is disabled for SQL Azure models

Mart access is enabled for SQL Azure models