erwin ER360 Features and Enhancements

erwin ER360 includes the following enhancements in this release.

• Metadata Indexing is now automated via the new Index Metadata page.

• Global Search Enhancements

• Worksheet Enhancements include the following features:

  • MetaQL Support

  • User-defined Properties

  • Advanced Filters

• Diagram Enhancements

Global Search Enhancements

Global search now supports advanced query syntax that enables granular and targeted search.

Apart from the usual search string, you can use the following advanced search queries to search metadata with precision:

• Exact words: Use this format to search metadata objects that match the exact words in the search phrase without any special characters and words. The syntax for this search format is "<word1>_<word2>".

  For example, "movie_copy" returns all metadata that exactly match the search phrase.

  

• All words: Use this format to search metadata objects that match all words preceded by the + (plus) sign in the search phrase. The syntax for this search format is +<word1> +<word2>.

  For example, the search phrase +movie +copy returns metadata that contains the words movie and copy in addition to any other words in the name of the metadata object.

  

• Exclude words: Use this format to search metadata objects that do not contain all the words except the word preceded by the - (minus) sign. The syntax for this search format is <word1> -<word2>.

  For example, the search phrase movie -copy returns metadata that contains the words movie but not copy.

  

• Wild cards: Use this format to search metadata objects that contain the search string words preceded or succeeded by any other words or characters. The syntax for the this search format is <word>* OR *<word>.

  For example, the search phrases movie* returns all metadata that start with the word movie.

  

• Parent-child metadata: Use this format to search parent-child metadata objects. The syntax for the this search format is <parentname>.<childname>.

  For example, the search phrase movie.genre returns all metadata where the parent entity is movie and the attribute is genre.

  

Diagram Enhancements

Several enhancements have been made to the diagram view:

• The appearance and structure of models harvested from erwin Data Modeler (erwin DM) is remain visually consistent in ER360, ensuring seamless continuity between Logical and Physical Views.

  

• Super Type–Sub Type relationship are now available, allowing users to clearly model generalization/specialization hierarchies in logical models.

• All object properties, including User-defined properties (UDPs), are now available under Object Properties.