Generating and Reverse Engineering XML Schemas and Other Models

PowerDesigner supports the generation and reverse-engineering of XML Schema Definition files (.XSD), Document Type Definition files (.DTD) and XML-Data Reduced files (.XDR). You can also generate a physical data model (PDM) from an XSM or generate an XSM from a PDM

• Generating XML Schema Files
  PowerDesigner provides a standard interface for generating all the supported XML schemas.
• Reverse Engineering an XML Schema into an XSM
  Reverse engineering is the process of extracting an XML structure from an XML schema file, and using it to build or update an XSM.
• Generating Other Models from an XSM
  You can generate physical data models (PDMs) and other XSMs from an XSM.