Adding a diagram shortcut to a data diagram

You can create a shortcut to another diagram into a data diagram to allow navigation between related data diagrams. You can use diagram shortcuts to group diagrams together by subject area.

Follow these steps to add a diagram shortcut to a data diagram. You can also add a diagram shortcut to a data diagram by clicking and dragging an existing diagram from the Data Project Explorer onto an open diagram surface.

To add a diagram shortcut to a data diagram:

  1. Click Diagram in the palette.
  2. Click the location in the diagram where you want to add the diagram shortcut. A new blank diagram shortcut is added to the data diagram, opens in a new diagram editor, and is displayed in the Data Project Explorer in the same Diagrams folder as the original diagram.
  3. Type a name for the new diagram and modify other properties as needed in the Properties view.
After you create the diagram shortcut, you can double-click it to open the diagram that the shortcut references in the diagram editor. You can also open it from the Data Project Explorer.

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