Define MySQL Table Index Properties

Use the MySQL Table Index Editor to specify physical properties for a table index in a physical model.

To define MySQL index properties

  1. Right-click a table index in the Model Explorer and click Properties.

    The MySQL Table Index Editor opens.

  2. Select the table from the Table drop-down that contains the index that you want to define.
  3. Select the index in the Navigation Grid that you want to define.

    Click New New icon in property editors to create a new object on the toolbar to create a new index. Use the Enter filter text box to filter a very large list of indexes to quickly locate the one that you want to define.

  4. Work with the following options:
    Table

    Displays the table to which the selected table index belongs.

    property editor PREVIOUS icon Previous

    Positions the editor on the previous table index in the Navigation Grid.

    property editor NEXT icon Next

    Positions the editor on the next table index in the Navigation Grid.

    Table Index Editor Toolbar_Index Sort Order Button Sort

    Sorts the table indexes by alphabetic, reverse alphabetic, or index order. You select the method you want using the drop-down menu that opens after you click the Sort button.

    New icon in property editors to create a new object New

    Creates a new table index that becomes the current object in the editor.

    property editor DELETE button Delete

    Deletes the selected table index.

    property editor HELP button Help

    Accesses online help for the editor.

    enter filter text box in a property editor to filter object list

    Lets you enter text to filter a large list of table index objects so you can quickly locate the one that you want.

    Show FK Indexes

    Specifies to display FK (foreign key) indexes in the Navigation Grid.

    Physical Name

    Displays the physical name of the table index.

    Type

    Displays the table index type.

    Is Unique

    Specifies to allow only unique values in the table index. Clear this check box to allow non-unique values.

    This option is unavailable when a primary or foreign key index is selected.

    Physical Only

    Specifies whether to have the index appear in the physical model only. If you want the index to appear in the logical model as a key group, clear the check box.

    This option is unavailable when a primary or foreign key index is selected.

    Generate

    Generates SQL during forward engineering. Clear the check box if you do not want to generate SQL.

  5. Click the General tab and work with the following options:
    DB Owner

    Lets you specify the index owner.

    Sort Order

    Specifies to utilize column sort order.

  6. Click Close.

    MySQL table index properties are defined and the MySQL Table Index Editor closes.