Technology Infrastructure Diagram Objects

PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build technology infrastructure diagrams.

Object

Tool

Symbol

Description

Architecture Area



An abstract object for grouping other objects. See Architecture Areas (EAM).

Site



A physical location. See Sites (EAM).

Organization Unit



A group, department, function, or other collection of people or organization units. See Organization Units (EAM).

Person



An individual. See People (EAM).

Role



A set of responsibilities. See Roles (EAM).

Network



Any kind of network. See Networks (EAM).

Software Server



A commercial software environment. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).

Hardware Server



A high availability resource machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).

Workstation



A client machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).

Mobile Device



A handheld client. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).

Network Node



Can represent various kinds of network components. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM).

Deployment Instance



An instance of an object defined elsewhere. See Deployment Instances (EAM).

Infrastructure Link



A link between elements in a technology layer diagram. See Infrastructure Links (EAM).

Note:

Most EAM objects can be displayed as icons or as boxes that can display additional properties and sub-objects. You can toggle between the Icon and Detail modes via the contextual menu, or by pressing Ctrl+Q. You can control the default mode, and the information displayed in each mode through the options available by selecting Tools > Display Preferences.