What's New

What's New

This section includes the new features and enhancements for erwin Data Modeler Release 9.8. The list includes a brief description and wherever relevant, a reference to more information about each feature.

Microsoft SQL Server Support

erwin Data Modeler now supports several features of SQL Server versions 2012, 2014, and 2016, as follows:

• SQL Server 2012 onward:
  • File Tables
• SQL Server 2014 onward:
  • Memory Optimized Tables
  • Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
  • Clustered ColumnStore Index
• SQL Server 2016 onward:
  • Always Encrypted Columns
  • Temporal Tables
  • Natively Compiled Scalar Functions

PostgreSQL Support

erwin Data Modeler now supports PostgreSQL 9.6.2 and is certified to work with PostgreSQL 9.6.5.

Note: Reverse Engineering from Script (RES) is not supported.

Hadoop Hive Support

erwin Data Modeler has added native support for Hadoop Hive 2.1.x as a target database. This implementation supports both, MySQL and PostgreSQL metastores.

Note: For FE or Alter Script process, on the Hive Connection dialog, always set the Metastore Database to Default and the ODBC Data Source to relevant Hive connection driver.

Cloud-based Licensing Service

erwin now uses a cloud-based software licensing service to cater to licenses for all the erwin Data Modeler (DM) editions. For more information, refer to the Licensing topic in the erwin Installation Guide.

Report Designer

The Report Designer now lets you customize the colors for PDF reports.

erwin DM NoSQL Support

erwin Data Modeler supports connection to erwin DM NoSQL the File menu, where you can model and manage your unstructured cloud data.

IIS Port Number Configuration

erwin Data Modeler and Mart Server now let you configure Mart on a port other than the default port, 80.

Teradata Support

erwin Data Modeler is now certified to work with Teradata v16.10.

SAP ASE Support

erwin Data Modeler is now certified to work with SAP ASE 16 SP02.

Oracle Support

erwin Data Modeler is now certified to work with Oracle 12c R2.

Productivity Enhancements

The overall productivity of erwin Data Modeler has been enhanced with the following functionalities and workflows:

• DDL preview in table editors: Displays the forward engineering script preview (table, comments, partitions, and physical storage) on the SQL tab of the table editor
• Subject Area switching for Viewer profile: Allows switching to a subject area even in case of a Viewer profile
• PK/FK highlighting: Highlights the primary and foreign keys on hovering the mouse over a relationship line
• Incremental Save progress: Displays a progress bar for an incremental save. Also, if another user tries to save into the same model, a message is displayed, which informs about the progress of other user's save operation.

Metadata Integration Bridges Updates

erwin Data Modeler has been updated to support several new import Metadata Integration Bridges as follows:

1. Alteryx - Beta Bridge
2. Alteryx Repository - Beta Bridge
3. Amazon S3 - Beta Bridge
4. Apache Hadoop Hive Database (Hive Metastore via JDBC) - Beta Bridge
5. Apache Avro Database Files (JSON)
6. Apache CouchDb Database (JSON)
7. Microsoft SQL Server Database SQL DDL - Beta Bridge
8. Teradata Database SQL DDL
9. File System - Beta Bridge
10. Apache Hadoop HBase Database (Java API)
11. Actian Vector (Vectorwise) Database (via JDBC)
12. HP Vertica Database (via JDBC)
13. Microsoft Azure SQL Database (via JDBC)
14. Oracle MySQL Database (via JDBC)
15. MarkLogic NoSQL Database (for JSON only)
16. Apache Parquet Database Files
17. QlikSense
18. Talend Data Preparation

Also, the following Metadata Integration Bridges have been renamed:

• Import Bridges

• Export Bridges

Password Policy

The password policy for erwin has been updated. A password should fulfill the following criteria:

• Contains at least 1 lowercase character
• Contains at least 1 uppercase character
• Contains at least 1 number
• Is minimum 6 characters in length
• Is maximum 130 characters in length

Apart from the above criteria, special characters are optional. This validation is applicable to reset, change, and forgot password processes.

Also, if you enter an incorrect password five consecutive times, your account will be locked for five minutes (300 seconds) by default.

While upgrading from 9.x to 9.8, if the existing password does not meet the updated password policy, you will be redirected to change the password.