You can create a diagram
of a logical data model to visualize or
edit the model.
Before you begin
You must create or open a
data design project and a logical data
model before you can create a logical data model diagram.
Logical
data
model diagrams use Information Engineering (IE) notation.
About this task
To create a logical data model diagram:
Procedure
- Expand a logical data model project in the Data Project Explorer.
- Right-click the diagrams folder and choose one of
the following
options:
- Click New Overview Diagram to
create a diagram
that automatically includes some or all elements of the logical data
model.
Then select elements to be included and click OK.
- Click New Blank Diagram to create an
empty
diagram. You can then use the palette to add elements or click and
drag them
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.