DM Connect for DI

The DM Connect for DI utility is an integration between erwin Data Modeler (DM) and erwin Data Intelligence Suite (DI Suite). It enables you to sync data between erwin DM and erwin DI Suite using erwin Mart Administrator as an interface; thus, maintaining a single metadata and glossary source.

Using DM Connect for DI, you can schedule jobs to push data models from your mart repository to erwin DI Suite’s Data Catalog. Further, it integrates the naming standards set up on your models into the Business Glossary Manager. For more information on DM Connect for DI utility works, refer to the erwin DM Connect for DI guide.

Before you start using DM Connect for DI, ensure that you have the following in place:

DM Connect for DI may not work as expected in any language other than English.

Once you have the above prerequisites in place, to start exporting data to erwin DI Suite, schedule jobs.

You cannot export models from erwin Mart Server and erwin DM v12.1 to erwin DI v11.0 and v11.5.

The following table explains the erwin DM, erwin Mart Server, erwin DI version compatibility:

Products and Versions

erwin DI 10.0

 erwin DI 10.1 erwin DI 10.2 erwin DI 11 erwin DI 11.5 erwin DI 12.0

erwin Mart Server 2021R1

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

erwin Mart Server 12.0

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

erwin Mart Server 12.1

 No No No No No Yes