The Diagram Editor

The Diagram Editor includes all the options that you set for a diagram. You must click the Members tab and indicate which of the available objects to include in the diagram. Other options have a default setting, which you can change if required.

The Diagram Editor has the following sections and tabs:

  • Navigation Grid
    • Select the model or subject area for which you want to edit ER diagrams.
    • Move to the previous or the next diagram for the selected model or subject area.
    • Sort the diagrams in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order.
    • Create a new diagram name.
    • Delete a diagram.
    • Harden, override, or restore inheritance for drawing styles of a diagram.
    • Filter through a list of diagrams to quickly select the one that you want to edit.
    • Set default display to Logical, Physical, or Dimensional (if you have selected Data Warehousing for Physical notation in the Model Editor).
    • Auto-populate a diagram.
  • General tab
    • Create or edit an author name.
    • Select an optional Theme for the diagram.
    • Indicate an override to the Theme background fill.
  • Members tab
    • Select the objects you want to include in the diagram.
    • Automatically populate the list of included objects from a subject area.
  • Relationships tab
    • Select the relationships you want to include in the diagram.
  • Layout tab
    • Set options for manual layout, grid alignment, and visual cues.
  • Display tab
    • Set options for shadow, display length, and relationship display options.
  • Entity
    • Set the logical display level and entity display options.
  • Table
    • Set the physical display level and table display options.
  • View
    • Set view display options.
  • Relationship
    • Set logical and physical relationship display options.
  • Page Setup tab
    • Specify page setup options for the selected diagram. These options are reflected on the General tab of the Page Setup Editor when you print the diagram.
  • Page Setup Margins tab
    • Specify page margins for the selected diagram. These options are reflected on the Margins tab of the Page Setup Editor when you print the diagram.
  • Comment
    • Add a comment for the diagram.
  • UDP
    • Create a UDP for the diagram.

More Information

Set Diagram Options Using the Diagram Editor

Select Members for a Diagram

Set Layout Preferences for a Diagram

Set Entity Display Preferences

Set Table Display Preferences

Set Display Options for Views

Set Display Options for Relationships

Set Page Setup Defaults for Printing

Set Header, Footer and Margin Defaults for Printing