Oracle Data Modeler (ODM) 4.x (via erwin 4 XML) - Export

Bridge Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS
Tool: Oracle / Oracle Data Modeler (ODM) version 4.x via COM API on Native (.ER1) or Export (.XML) File
See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/datamodeler/overview/index.html
Metadata: [Data Modeling] Data Store (Physical Data Model, Logical Data Model, Stored Procedure Expression Parsing), Graphical Layout
Component: CaErwin4XmlExport.OracleDataModeler version 11.2.0

OVERVIEW
This bridge generates an erwin DATA MODELER V4.X (ER1 FORMAT) file.

REQUIREMENTS
WARNING: This bridge uses the COM API of a Windows based tool client and/or SDK which must be (a) properly installed, (b) licensed on behalf of a Windows user capable of running this tool, and (c) capable of accessing the tool server content. In addition:
(1) As recommended by the tool vendor, the tool server must NOT be installed/coexist on the same machine where the tool client (and the bridge) is installed/running because of potential conflicts of resources, including with respect to COM API.
(2) Windows COM API based tools are notoriously unstable after repeated failures or lack of system resources, which requires a Windows reboot to make that tool COM API work properly again.
(3) If this bridge is running as an application, then it must be logged with the same above Windows user.
If the bridge is running as a Windows service, then go to the services manager of Windows, right-click on the MIMB Application Server service, and go to the "Log On" tab to define an account by name under which the service will run.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What versions of erwin 4 does this model bridge support?
A: This erwin 4 model bridge exports XML files compatible with:

* erwin 4.0 with Service Pack 1 (build 1511) and later builds such as erwin 4.0 Service Pack 2 (build 1687),
* erwin 4.1
This erwin 4 model bridge does not support the XML format as specified in earlier versions of erwin 4, such as erwin 4.0 Patch 1 (build 1338).
To update your copy of erwin 4, please contact your the vendor representative.

Q: erwin complains that my model's target database is no longer supported, what should I do?
A: Use erwin to change the model's target database to a new equivalent target database.

LIMITATIONS
When importing from a multi model source technology (e.g. a database server with multiple databases or schemas), only one model (e.g. schema) is exported. Therefore, limit the import scope to a single model (e.g. subset one schema of a database).

Refer to the current general known limitations at MIMB Known Limitations or bundled in Documentation/ReadMe/MIMBKnownLimitations.html

This bridge relies on the erwin Data Modeler COM/OLE API to export ER1 metadata files. Therefore, erwin 4 Data Modeler must be properly installed on the machine prior to executing this bridge.

SUPPORT
Provide a troubleshooting package with debug log. Debug log can be set in the UI or in conf/conf.properties with MIR_LOG_LEVEL=6

Bridge Parameters

Bridge Mapping