Customizing the Appearance of Data Models

There are many features that you can use to change the way a model displays on the screen and how it appears when you print it. For example, three different notations are supported: ICAM Definition Method 1 Extended (IDEF1X), Information Engineering (IE), and DImensional notation (DM). To change the notation, choose Model, Model Properties, Notation on the toolbar.

You can also change the level of information that displays. For example, in the logical model, you can choose to display entity names only or the entity names, attribute names, and the key group designators. Similarly, in the physical model, you can display or hide properties such as column or datatype.