erwin Spy

The erwin Spy application visualizes metadata information and provides intrinsic and model-specific metadata. It demonstrates the API functionality and provides a set of useful features to study how model data is stored. erwin Spy reads the erwin DM metamodel and simplifies the task of comprehending the intricate details of any erwin DM model, which can be a complicated net of model objects, properties, and cross‑references. When you install erwin DM, you can choose to install the optional erwin Spy utility.

There are two versions of the utility available in the erwin Spy.NET\bin folder, the standalone version, erwinSpy.NET.exe, and the add-in version, erwinSpy_AddIn.NET.dll.

These versions are identical in functionality and vary only in how you want to launch the application. The standalone version runs without erwin DM present and can access models stored in .erwin files, while the add-in version launches within erwin DM from the Tools menu and can access models stored in either erwin DM memory or in .erwin files.

Note: See the Add-In Manager online help for more information about defining an add-in software application for the Tools, Add-Ins menu.