PDM Certified Software
PDM is software agnostic - it defines common inputs and outputs, not the tools used to deliver them. These products have been independently reviewed against the PDM methodology and certified as compliant.
Certification assesses whether a tool's inputs and outputs meet PDM requirements for the modules it covers. It does not imply endorsement of specific features beyond PDM compliance. All reports are authored by Johny Morris, creator of the PDM methodology.
"Best fit to PDMv2 of any software examined."
Hopp Data Migration (formerly migFx) is a fully integrated ETL generator and migration engine. Its unique support for Units of Migration and well-managed flow from mapping through to execution make it the strongest PDM-aligned tool reviewed to date.
Key Compliance Findings
Business Objects are an exact match for the PDM concept of Units of Migration (UoM). Objects are validated and migrated as a unit, removing the need for special rollback code and avoiding widows and orphans.
Fully integrated source and target maps with no hand-off to programmers. Mapping definitions flow directly into build, eliminating transcription errors.
Auto-generation of ETL code from mapping definitions. Real-time execution fault reporting via Director and Tracker. Full support for Multiple Supplier and Single Supplier migration scenarios.
Rules, Events, and Tracker provide full DQR metrics reporting (except Reality Checks). Fix-in-flight DQR is supported in real time. Produces base data for PDMv2-compliant Migration Readiness dashboards.
Full audit trail at Business Object level. All operations on individual objects are available to support data lineage as far as the load files.
Complete release and configuration management via Projects and Tracks, with retention of XML copies of actual datasets - satisfying the PDMv3 requirement for strict configuration control.
Fallout managed at Business Object level, fully reported via Tracker. Avoids widows and orphans up to the point of load.
LA data models are instantiated in XML for source metadata. Master data and KDSM survey data are entered via Value Sets. Not the primary tool for LA but supports the inputs.
Outside the scope of the ETL stream, as expected. Go live restrictions, customer experience, and transitional business processes are managed externally.
Migration Scenarios
Full support for the standard PDM DMZ model - client-side extract/transform with supplier-side load, or vice versa.
Full ETL capability - extract, validate, transform, and load - with maximum code reuse across client engagements via Projects and Tracks.
Get your software certified
If you develop data migration software and want to have it assessed for PDM compliance, get in touch. Certification is conducted by Johny Morris against the published PDM methodology.
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