RE: ERD for Synon db without Synon?

["Goodbar, Loyd (ETS - Water Valley)" <LGoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern,

>From what I can see, the QSQGNDDL API provides the same functionality that
"Generate SQL" does from the iSeries Navigator. I briefly reviewed the
database functions in Navigator yesterday. Today I found the redpaper "DB2
UDB Database Navigator and Reverse Engineer", which mentions the ANSI SQL
generate option.

There's also a "User Defined Relationship" option that looks like what I'm
after. From the paper, "This function is likely used to illustrate a
referential integrity constraint that is implemented on the application
logic and not defined in the database."

The project team I'm on is implementing Hyperion planning, analysis, and
reporting. One of our requirements is to provide drill-down into our ERP
data from Hyperion. I assume I need to define the drill-down relationships
to Essbase (houses the Hyperion data). Our ERP system is composed of around
1,200 tables for which I need to define relationships. I'm hoping to get
financials and the major inventory management tables defined in short order,
as they are the majority of drill-down focus in phase 1.

Thanks,
Loyd

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
E/TS Water Valley
662-473-5713
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 04:59
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: ERD for Synon db without Synon?

There is also the Generate SQL... function in the Database section of 
iSeries Navigator. There is an option there to use ANSI/ISO syntax, which 
leaves out all the DB2/iSeries extensions, such as LABEL ON, ALLOCATE, *SYS 
naming convention, etc.

I don't know, but maybe the API has a similar option - I suspect it is used 
by Navigator but cannot confirm that.

HTH
Vern

At 03:09 PM 6/15/2005, you wrote:

>Paul, Carel,
>
>Thanks for mentioning the QSQGNDDL API. I found the Midrange Guru article
at
>http://www.itjungle.com/mgo/mgo060502-story01.html
>
>Barring any prebuilt applications that can do this, I believe this is
>suitable for me to crank out the DDL. I'll probably throw it at SQL Server
>Enterprise Manager so I can define the relationships.
>
>Thanks,
>Loyd
>
>Loyd Goodbar
>Senior programmer/analyst
>BorgWarner
>E/TS Water Valley
>662-473-5713
>-----Original Message-----
>From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carel Teijgeler
>Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 14:27
>To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: ERD for Synon db without Synon?
>
>Lloyd,
>
>An example that uses this API (RPG IV) can be found at www.itjungle.com. It
>was written by Ted Holt,and was published with the Guru-newsletter a couple
>of months ago. Unfortunately, I cannot  recall the date.
>
>Regards,
>Carel Teijgeler
>
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>
>On 15-6-05 at 14:55 Paul Morgan wrote:
>
> >Check out the Generate Data Definition Language API (QSQGNDDL) found in
the
> >Database & File APIs.  This API can retrieve the SQL DDL (CREATE TABLE,
> >CREATE VIEW and such) for any file even if created using DDS.  Use this
API
> >on the Synon files then strip out the field prefixes from the SQL source.
> >With some modifications that SQL could be used in Enterprise manager.
> >
> >I've got a RTVSQLSRC CMD/CL front end for this API that might be helpful.
> >Would be happy to post the source or maybe someone could offer to host it
>for download.