You can create a diagram of a physical data model to visualize
or edit the model.
You must create or open a data design project and a physical data
model before you can create a physical data model diagram.
Physical
data model diagrams can use Information Engineering (IE) or Unified Modeling
Language (UML) notation. You can change the default notation style for physical
data model diagrams in the preferences. You cannot change the notation style
after you have created the diagram.
To create a physical data model diagram:
- Expand a physical data model project in the Data Project Explorer.
- Right-click the Diagrams folder and choose one of the following
options:
- To create a diagram that automatically includes some or all elements
of the physical data model, click New Overview Diagram.
Then select elements to be included and click OK.
- To create an empty diagram, click New Blank Diagram.
You can then use the palette to add elements or click and drag objects from
the Data Project Explorer onto the diagram.
The new diagram opens in the diagram editor. The diagram is also displayed
in the Diagrams folder under which you created it,
and also in the Data Diagrams folder for the project.