PowerDesigner supports and can automatically generate and synchronize O/R Mappings between OOM and PDM objects.
The following table lists object mappings in these two model types:
OOM Element |
PDM Element |
---|---|
Domain |
Domain |
Class (if the Persistent checkbox and Generate table option are selected) |
Table |
Attribute Column (if the Persistent checkbox is selected) |
Column |
Identifier |
Identifier |
Association |
Reference or table |
Association class |
Table with two associations between the end points of the association class |
Generalization |
Reference |
You can define mappings between these two model types in any of the following ways: