TABLE OF CONTENTS Parts 1, 2, and 3 overviewed the database modeling features in Visio for Enterprise Architects and discussed the conceptual and logical modeling solutions in depth.
Part 4 explains how you can manage database changes to keep your models in agreement with each other and with the changes required by domain experts. It also provides practical advice and tips on how to manage and present your database projects.
Chapter 16 shows you how to manage changes to data requirements and how to perform round-trip engineering to synchronize changes across physical, logical, and conceptual models. It also provides details on how to migrate database applications from one platform to another.
Chapter 17 is loaded with practical advice on managing database projects. You learn about best practices in model documentation, model development, and database project management, including tips on presenting and reviewing your models with domain experts or technical specialists.
You learn how to partition a model into pages and how to package a model as part of a database specification document. You learn to use the Visio Viewer to distribute your models to those who do not have Visio installed. This chapter also contains tips on annotating diagrams, using Visio custom properties, and third party add-ins, hyperlinks, and related Visio stencils.
When the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that "everything is in a state of flux," he was not thinking of data models,...
