Data Architecture Modeling Tools

Model Number

DA#

DA# Overview

The Birth of En-core DA Solution

The DATA-oriented world must come!

En-core has its vision to create the world where Data can be respectfully treated. For a long time, Data has been out of attention as it has been wrongfully treated merely as a temporary warehouse during the processing and forced to be solved in an application where complex algorithm exists. However, Data is now believed to be the 'essence' of all information and system structure, but there have been nearly no data experts. We are now on the verge of stepping out to lead the way. We truly believe that IT system can only be built up with the fundamentality of data.

Space-shift to the world of data - Knowledge system, Human Resources and Tools.

A perfectly tranquilized and innovative foundation of Knowledge System, Human Resources and Tool Development is required in order to 'STARGATE' space shift for Data Architecture. What is the 'STARGATE' space shift? It is a specific solution for Data Architecture derived from En-core's unique and competitive strengths. The diagram above well depicts the 'STARGATE' system that En-core is based upon and it will undoubtedly lead the next paradigm for the data world.

En-core's "Knowledge System" is the most detailed and realistic methodology.

It systemizes objectives and detailed "Standard of decisions" on all the data levels. It also suggests very detailed approaching steps. The 'Data Architecture Solution 1' book references En-core's realistic examples based on a variety of Consulting experiences, systematic and scientific methodology along with open lectures and technical documentations.

En-core's "Human Resources" will lead the world of Data Architecture.

En-core has a lot of mania as we have been offering to train the data experts. It has been naturally and voluntarily formed as a result of our attempts to reach out and propagate our expertise on data through various open seminars, online lectures, technical advices through Web site community, publication of 'Large Data base 1,2 solution' books and other various technical documentations. We are also scheduled to publish 'Data Architecture Solution 2 book' in near future, activate our Web community and provide the data architecture tool kit(DA#)'s study versions to contribute as the leader of DATA ARCHITECTURE CONSULTING GROUP.

The "Tool" is the most powerful gadget for the Data Architecture professional.

A tool set developed by En-core for professional implement, Data Architecture Tool must support what the experts have really wanted and needed. It has to work as the "process" tool as well. The tool that En-core proudly presents, DA#, is designed to meet and satisfy even the utmost critical requirements of the DA experts. DA# is obviously the best tool to build data architecture as the real professional implement.

The Birth of DA# : Comprehensive Solution for Enterprise Data Architecture

DA# perfectly supports the building of “Data Architecture”

DATA ARCHITECTURE is composed of three axis, human resources, knowledge system and tool (DA#). DA# supports the complete Data Architecture structure along with the human resources and knowledge system. Without the effective support from the tool, it is rather impossible to succeed a large IT system's data architecture structure composed of more than 1000 entities. DA#, the first introduced Data Architecture tool kits in the world, supports entire process of Data Architecture structure.

More practical composition than the Zachman's framework

It improves the understanding of a conceptual model by diagramming it, using newly concepted objects (data area, data class, article, interaction) and performs data-objectification on all levels. It defines operational steps in addition to the existing framework to provide data-oriented support for various DBMS management and development areas. Reversing a vast information system is essential to construct the objective (TO-BE) data architecture. DA# provides a powerful real-world analysis tool to support the construction of the existing (AS-IS) data architecture.

DA# Characteristics

The Key Characteristics of DA#

1.DA# supports Data Architecture's entire steps.
DA# supports Zachman's entire process from the contextual step to the out-of-product level and supports the information system's management and development by adding operational level. In DA#, all the information related 'DATA' is managed in a single repository. DA# can also be linked with other architectures such as application architecture to build Meta System, which is data-focused.

2. All the decisions are expressed as detailed data objects.
From the contextual model, DA# improves user's understanding and makes the repository possible by supporting schematization through data object (DATA area, data class, article, interaction). It not only expresses entities, properties and relations of a conceptual and logical model but also schematize a physical model as a table and a relation object.

3. All Data-related information are converted into a repository (perfect alignment).
DA# supports real-time correlation between each level as it converts all the levels from a contextual model to a management level into data object and saves it into a single repository. For example, the data area of a contextual model is mapped and cross-checked at the entity of a conceptual model.

4. DA# supports the on-going process of entire levels.
It supports conversion of modeler's analysis into a synchronized and intuitive data in the total data architecture's entire process of strategy/analysis/design/management. During the modeling process, it also records and manages the detailed definitions on major issues, details to be considered, process details, undecided issues, additional research requests, any notable issues and details and entity, relationship, entity. It enables users to search them upon their needs.

5. DA# expresses details of the steric and atypical objects.
It expresses subsets sterically with details on a single data area in the variety of multi-dimensions (X axis, Y axis, Z axis). Because there exist many types of illogical entities, relationships and properties in a real workplace, these atypical objects are diversely expressed in a data model. No documentation is necessary as a localized current (AS-IS) model can be expressed simultaneously with the current (AS-IS) physical model.

6. DA# supports vast amount of data objects
In case of thousands of entities, the tool has to be fundamentally modified to analyze and design the data. DA# has added a variety of functions and features that can operate with vast amount of data. It supports automation and cooperation for massive Reverse Modeling. It has a strong navigation features that search for specific parts for a user's need. It also creates a task menu by drawing and lining up the necessary conditions in terms of name, type and procedure.

7. DA# offers various features that faithfully enables the real time modeling.
For integrating or separating entities, DA# offers the drag and drop method to create an independent entity from subtype within an entity or move it to other entity's subtype or move an entity to the other entity's subtype. For normalization and non-normalization, it can relocate the properties using the drag and drop method during the Q&A session with users and record it to analyze its impact on others.