Online Documentation for SQL Manager for SQL server

Visual Database Designer

Visual settings

 

 

Automaticalliy open last diagram file

Allows to load the diagram from last loaded file.

 

Model notation

When you work in Visual 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 fields separately

Separates Primary key fields from other fields 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 field).

 

 

Draw only names of entities

Displays only entity headers, fields are hidden.

 

 

Draw attribute information

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

 

 

Draw FOREIGN KEY name

Displays foreign key names for the corresponding relations.

 

 

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
• View
• Function
• Procedure
• Relation
• Field
• Primary key
• Unique field
• Foreign key
• Autoincrement field
• Not null field
• Comment

 

Then you can specify the following style settings for each element:

• Font name
• Font style
• Font size
• Font color
• Brush color
• Pen color

 

 

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