Released: Dec 17, 2025

Updates in 20.9.1

Features

• Added JSON/DDL to the Table API.
• Added Relationship Information to the Table API.
• Added Index Information to the Table API.
• Added Platform Field to the Model API.
• Created a new sample macro to bulk import from PowerDesigner.
• Created proper alter script for dimensional tables.
• Restore proxy details automatically in the Configurator after upgrading.
• Updated Compare/Merge functionality to allow more than 1004 characters in the report.
• Updated the Default Users group to have the No Access...

Released: Jul 9, 2025

Updates in 20.8

Features

• Introduced the new AI Data Modeling Assistant feature, allowing you to create a logical data model using a block of text. This feature is available by clicking Generate Using AI when creating a new file or by clicking the AI Model Builder button in the Tools ribbon bar. The AI Model Builder dialog allows you to type prompts for the tool to create a new model. Click Surprise Me to include an example prompt so that you can get an idea of what information and format helps the AI build a...

Released: Mar 10, 2025

Updates in 20.6

Features

• Data Vault Tools
  • New workflow macros generate Data Vault assets from model objects
    • Intelligent Hub Creation from Business Models.
    • Effortless Link & Satellite Generation.
    • Eliminating Source System-Driven Data Vaults.
    • Automated Data Lineage & Model Synchronization.
• Support for External Tables in Lakehouse Projects
  • Google BigQuery & Databricks.

Fixes

• Object Class tools now support denormalization tasks, allowing users to manage platform-specific capabilities more effectively.

Released: Dec 16, 2024

Updates in 20.5

Features

• Support for Primary, FK, unique index and column defaults.

Released: Oct 26, 2024

Updates in 20.3.1

Features

• You can now resize the Entity Name text box in the Entity/Table Editor.
• Users can now access the Where tab from the Popout Attribute editor.

Fixes

• Prevented the Diagram UI from freezing after multiple actions.
• Resolved a missing bitmap error for Business Data Objects.
• Resolved an issue with the Extended Properties API for Attributes in a macro.
• Resolved an issue resulting from canceling within the Domain Editor.
• Resolved an issue causing a crash when opening a file saved in ERDA 20.x...

Released: Aug 6, 2024

Updates in 20.3

Features

• Added support for Git - This release allows you to deploy a Devops process by integrating Data Architect with your Git repository. This feature allows you to commit CREATE DDL to your Git repository as well as use the Compare/Merge functionality to compare models with previous versions of that CREATE DDL in your Git repository. You can get started in setting up your Git integration by clicking the Git Options button in the Tools menu. You must be in the Physical Model view for this...