You can use data diagrams to
visualize and edit data projects.
Opening and deleting data diagrams
You can open or delete
data diagrams from the Data Project Explorer
and open read-only overview diagrams from the Data Source Explorer.
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.
Opening data objects in diagrams from the Data Project Explorer
You can open a data object that is in a diagram by using
the Data Project Explorer. You can visualize the data object as part
of the diagram by right-clicking the object to show the object in
a diagram.
Working with shapes and connectors
You can change the appearance
of shapes and connectors and reposition
them to meet your data project needs.
Finding data diagram elements
You can use the find feature
to locate data diagram elements by
searching for specific text in a data diagram.
Viewing data diagrams
You can use the grid and rulers, zoom,
outline view, and page breaks
to better view data diagrams.
Best practices for cross-model references in diagrams
When you copy data objects from a diagram into a diagram
in another data model, a cross-model reference is created.
This document outlines some best practices for creating cross-model
references without affecting the performance of the workbench.