You can create a diagram of a physical data model to visualize
or edit the model.
Before you begin
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.
Procedure
To create a physical data model diagram:
- Expand a physical data model project in the Data
Project Explorer.
- Right-click the Diagrams folder,
located under the schema, 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 the elements that you want to include
and click OK.
- To create an empty diagram, click New Blank Diagram. You can then use the palette to add elements, or you can click
and drag objects from the Data Project Explorer onto the diagram.
Results
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.