Changing data diagram properties

You can change data diagram properties in the Properties view for Information Engineering (IE) notation, Unified Modeling Language (UML), or storage diagrams.

Procedure

To change data diagram properties:

Click an empty space on the diagram to access the Properties view for the diagram. In the Properties view for the diagram, you can change the following properties:
Option Description
Filters tab for all diagrams You can filter elements, including display options for the following objects:
  • Compartments
  • Foreign key relationships
  • Tables or entities
  • Columns or attributes
You can also filter these elements for a specific data object by right-clicking a data object on the diagram surface, selecting Filter, and selecting one of the filter options from the submenu.
Layout tab for all diagrams You can change the layout options of the diagram. You can change the graph layout, the link layout, and the label layout options from this tab by using the top tabs on this page. Use the tabs at the bottom of this page to further specify the layout options.
Sorting tab for all diagrams You can specify how compartments should be sorted in the diagram.
General tab for all diagrams You can edit the name and view the notation style.
Format tab for all diagrams You can change the colors that are used to display the following objects:
  • Tables or entities
  • Columns or attributes
  • Foreign key relationships
Documentation tab for all diagrams You can create documentation for the diagram.
Annotation tab for all diagrams You can add properties and values to the diagram.
Appearance tab for all diagrams You can change the fonts and text color for the diagram.
Advanced tab for all diagrams You can view and modify advanced properties for the diagram.
Printing tab for all diagrams You can change print options, including displaying virtual page breaks and selecting their color, setting a print scaling factor, and displaying warnings when page breaks split diagram objects.

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