Creating a data design project

Before you create data models or other data design objects, create a data design project to store your objects.
A data design project is primarily used to store modeling objects. You can store the following types of objects in a data design project:
  • Logical data models
  • Physical data models
  • Domain models
  • Glossary models
  • SQL scripts, including DDL scripts
  • If you have Information Integrator installed: Mapping models and XML schemas

Any other file types, such as doc files, text files, presentations, or spreadsheets can also be stored in a data design project. Any files other than the files listed above or Eclipse-specific files (such as .project files) are displayed in the Other files folder under a data design project in the Data Project Explorer.

You do not have to create a database connection in the Database Explorer before you create a data design project. However, some of the actions you typically perform in a data design project (for example, reverse engineering a physical data model) do require a database connection.

Using the New Data Design Project wizard, you specify basic information about the data design project including the name and the local directory in which to store files. You can also specify project references.

To create a data design project:

  1. On the main menu bar, click File > New > Data Design Project. As an alternative, right-click in any blank space in the Data Project Explorer and select New > Project > Data Design Project. The New Data Design Project wizard opens.
  2. Complete the steps of the wizard, then click Finish.
The data design project is displayed in the Data Project Explorer view.
Related concepts
Overview of database connections
Related tasks
Adding a glossary model reference to a data design project

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