PDMReader2.0

PdmReader is a free tool software for browsing and checking pdm (*.pdm) files. You can use PdmReader to view the required pdm data from the database. It is powerful and easy to operate. The advantage compared with SyBase's PowerDesigner product is that it can find the data dictionary information you want as quickly as possible, greatly improving daily work efficiency. PdmReader also has the basic suggestion function of ADO connecting to the database, and provides such as SQL script export, excel, word, html, xls, txt file export, etc.

PDMReader software features

If you or your company uses SyBase's PowerDesigner product in database development for Physical Data Model data dictionary design, and often perform database operations at work, then this software is perfect for you. For example, if you want to find the table structure of a certain table and want to see what the A, B, and C status values ​​of a certain field mean, you can search through PowerDesigner. You may need to open multiple Pdm files to search and find the results. It may take several mouse clicks to find the information you are looking for. If you don't remember which pdm data dictionary file the table you are looking for is in, it will cost you a lot of time. PdmReader can find the table structure information you want to find most quickly and quickly. It is as simple as entering a keyword to search and you will get the result. Of course, when your pdm (*.pdm) data dictionary file changes, PdmReader will automatically propose to re-read the pdm data dictionary file to achieve real-time up-to-dateness, so that the query results are the latest data dictionary results.

PdmReader’s functions focus on two aspects: data dictionary query management and Ado database client auxiliary tools. Compared with PowerDesigner, it is not comparable in model design and cannot browse model relationship diagrams. PdmReader can be a useful supplement to PowerDesigner, and it can be used as a common data dictionary tool for IT engineers in their daily work.

PdmReader main functions

Data dictionary query

Export to data dictionary files in word and html formats.

              Reversely obtain table structure information and create a data dictionary for you.

Auxiliary functions, such as SQL script generation, excel, word, html, xls, txt file export, etc.

Data dictionary and table structure proofreading function.

How to use PDMReader

​​ 1. Open the .pdm file you need to view, as shown in the figure, you can open multiple pdm files at one time

2. Create a project, enter the project name, instance project directory, remark information, project information, and modify the project name

3. Import data dictionary: import from pdm dictionary file saved by PowerDesigner

​​ 4. View dictionary data in the file. You can enter the type of dictionary here and click search.

5. Project information, there is a solution to the garbled code below. You can click here to view it. It supports PDF file information and browsing table information.

PDMReader FAQ

How to solve the problem that the interface is full of question marks after pdmreader is installed?

It should be a system problem, please check your system language environment. Setting it to Chinese environment will solve your problem!

PDMReader update log

The new version of PDMReader2.0 has more functions.

First, views are supported. Can be displayed graphically.

Second: Support exporting in multiple formats such as excel, word, MarkDown, html, etc.

Third: Support mac version