Getting Started with Data Movement Modeling

A data movement model (DMM) provides a global view of the movement of information in your organization. You can analyze and document where your data originates, where it moves to, and how it is transformed on the way, including replications and ETL.

The PowerDesigner® DMM allows you to model the movement, replication, and transformation of data in your enterprise with the following diagrams:

The following example shows how the various diagrams work together when modeling a data transformation. The data movement diagram contains the transformation process with its input and output sources. You can build one or more data transformation diagram(s) to detail your transformations, and a transformation control flow diagram to show the order in which these transformations are executed: