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Axton Grams On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Rick Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > ** There is an ERD of sorts of the base AR System metadata forms, I think, > in the Database guide. You may have to look a couple versions back for it, > but I remember seeing one. Above that, I agree with Axton - it would be so > complex it would make the CMDB CDM look like a kid's chalk drawing of his > dog. > > Rick > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Axton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** Generating an ERD for Remedy applications is going to be problematic. >> ERDs make some assumptions that don't necessarily apply to Remedy >> applications: >> - Data normalization (apps that operate on a normalized data model are >> tricky to write due the tight binding between the UI and the data model; >> couple this with the limited capabilities of accessing referenced data [a >> join to a join to a join to a join....], and you have a scenario where >> designing and app with a normalized data model is difficult and time/cost >> prohibitive). >> - Referential integrity (through constraints and cascading operations) is >> necessary for a true ERD to be reliable in terms of what it's trying to >> portray. These things can be enforced through filters, to varying degrees >> of success, but trying to map what's in your filters to an ERD is probably >> not feasible, at least in a systematic way. >> >> There are some things that an ERD is not designed to represent that Remedy >> frequently does: >> - push fields (to some other form) >> - set fields (from some other form) >> - value selection through menus >> >> ITMasters used to generate the closest thing to an ERD that could be >> represented, but for those of you who have been around long enough to know >> what that looked like against the then current version of Help Desk, it was >> nearly impossible to read due to the complexity of the model that was >> rendered. >> >> Axton Grams >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Support <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ** ** >>> Hi Gary, >>> >>> You can have a look at ARSmarts (www.arsmarts.com). >>> >>> ARSmarts generates ERD for any AR System based application (see the >>> Grapher module on this page http://www.arsmarts.com/Screenshots). >>> ARSmarts diagrams are clickable, you can move Forms, printable, can be >>> saved as pictures, can be documented, ..... >>> >>> You can register on our website (http://www.arsmarts.com/Register) to >>> gain access to the evaluation version of ARSmarts, and obviously contact me >>> ([email protected]) for information, demo, .... >>> >>> Best regards. >>> >>> Kaïs >>> >>> >>> On 12/07/2011 22:57, Gary Dries wrote: >>> >>> Lister's, >>> >>> Has anyone produced a full or segmented by module ERD for any version >>> of ITSM from 7.0.01 to 7.6.04? >>> >>> BMC has not produce anything as good as the BMC® Remedy® IT Service >>> Management 7.0 Architecture document for any more recent version that >>> I could find. >>> >>> I have made a request to BMC via my Sales Rep and their Help Desk >>> >>> I know this is a huge ERD with 7.1 at 1600 plus table to 7.6.04 to >>> 2500 plus tables >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any assistance. >>> >>> _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >> >> >> _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ >> > > _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
