Diagram Entities


Entities such as tables, zones, notes and foreign keys can added to a diagram.

Adding Entities to a Diagram:

In a Database Explorer window, right click (or Alt + LeftClick) on the diagram panel and select Add Table, Add Zone or Add Note from the popup menu.

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In a Database Explorer window, drag and drop existing tables from the tree panel onto the diagram panel.

If tables on a diagram are connected by a foreign key, the foreign key will be automatically added to the diagram.

Remove Entities From a Diagram:

In the Diagram Panel, right click on the table, zone or note to remove.

Select Remove Glyph from the popup menu or hit the Delete key.

Note: Removing a table from the diagram does not remove it from the database design but zones and notes will be removed from the design.

Foreign keys that no longer have both of their defining tables present on a diagram will be automatically removed from the diagram.


See also:

Creating a Diagram
Diagram Properties