Online Documentation for SQL Manager for PostgreSQL

Database Designer

Automatically open last diagram file

With this option enabled the designer is opened with the last diagram edited.

 

Visual settings

Model notation

When you work in Database Designer, you can choose one of the following modeling notations:

• Integration DEFinition for Information Modeling (IDEF1X);
• Information Engineering (IE).

 

The IDEF1X and IE notations use different  symbols to represent relationships between entities (and tables).

 

 

Draw PRIMARY KEY columns separately

Separates Primary key columns from other columns with a horizontal line.

 

 

Draw entities icons

Displays icons at the left of each entity header according to its type.

 

 

Draw attributes icons

Displays icons at the left of each attribute according to its type (Primary key, Foreign key, ordinary column).

 

 

Draw only names of entities

Displays only entity headers, columns are hidden.

 

 

Draw FOREIGN KEY name

Displays foreign key names for the corresponding relations.

 

 

Draw attribute information

Display attribute properties (optionality, keys, etc.) in parentheses after the attribute name and type.

 

 

Draw page borders

Displays borders on the diagram page which are the borders used when printing pages with the diagram.

 

 

Grid options

Show grid

Displays dots in the diagram area to make the grid visible.

 

Snap to grid

Automatically aligns entities on the form with the nearest grid line. You cannot place an entity in between grid lines.

 

Grid size

Sets grid spacing in pixels along the x- and y-axes. Specify a higher number to increase grid spacing.

 

Entity header font

Select a font type and size to display entity headers.

 

Attributes font

Select a font type and size to display attributes.

 

 

Additionally, you can set color for all VDBD diagram objects using the Style and Color section.

 

This section allows you to customize the default appearance of the diagram.

 

Select a diagram element from the list:

 

Workspace

Selected item

Table

Relation

Column

Primary key

Unique column

Foreign key

Autoincrement column

Not null column

Comment

 

 

 

Work area

 

 

 

Entity

 

 

Entity caption text

 

 

Attribute text

 

 

Selection

 

 

Selected entity caption text

 

 

Selected attribute text

 

 

 

Click an item to select a color for the corresponding element using the Color dialog where you can specify the required color from the palette.

 

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