Set Display Preferences for Owned Attributes or Columns and Foreign Keys

Use the Attribute or the Column tab in the Theme Editor to set the preferences for displaying attributes, columns, and foreign keys. The Attribute tab is displayed when you view a Logical model and the Column tab is displayed when you view a Physical model.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click View, Themes.

    The Theme Editor opens.

  2. Select the theme for which you want to set the display preferences, and click the Attribute tab.
  3. Work with the following options:
    Owned Attribute Font

    Font Options

    Specifies the default font for entity attributes. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to change the font style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Foreign Key Inheritance

    Font Inheritance Type

    Specifies the type of inheritance for the font of a foreign key. You can choose the inheritance to be based on the primary key, the relationship, or no inheritance.

    Color Inheritance Type

    Specifies the type of inheritance for the color of a foreign key. You can choose the inheritance to be based on the primary key, the relationship, or no inheritance.

    Foreign Key Attribute Font

    Specifies the font of the foreign key attribute. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to select the font. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Foreign Key Attribute Color

    Specifies the color of the foreign key column. Click Theme Editor Default Color Tool to select the color. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Your selections are displayed in the respective Sample sections.

  4. Click Close.

    Your changes are saved and the Theme Editor closes.

You cannot select to inherit, override, or harden any display setting for the Default theme.