Toad Data Modeler 7.3 - User Guide

Available Data Providers are:

• Connection via ADO
• Native Connection

Connection via ADO:

Native Connection:

Entity

Take notice of the Data Space area. If you click Filegroup, list of file groups will become available. If you select Partition Scheme, the options will change.

Description text box - The description text is generated in final DDL script.

Note: To generate the table, column descriptions for SQL Server db in Toad Data Modeler, schema/owner has to be defined. Please see the Entity Properties form | General tab and from the Schema box select a schema or click the icon on the right to open the Schema dialog and define a new schema, then select it for the entity.

Fulltext Index Tab

Attribute

Data Types:

Char, NChar, NText, NVarChar,  NVarChar(max), Text, VarChar,  VarChar(max)  - the Collation box available.

Unique indentifier - Select this item to display the Row GUID Column checkbox.

XML - You can define details on xml attribute on tab XML Data Type Properties.

Computed Column - It is not a data type. Select this item if you want to set column as computed.

Identity - Define Identity properties.

Default rule Is Default Object - Select this checkbox to bind default rule (known as default object in Microsoft SQL Server)  to attribute.

Rule Object - Select a rule object that will be bound to attribute.

Key

Take notice of the Data Space area. If you click Filegroup, list of file groups will become available. If you select Partition Scheme, schemes will be available.

Index Options Tab

Detailed settings for index of the key should be defined here.

Index

Index Options Tab

Detailed settings of the index should be defined here.

Trigger

CLR Trigger - If you select this checkbox, you can define CLR trigger on tab CLR Trigger.

Dictionary Type

Here, you can enter alias data types.

Default Object - Select a default object that will be bound to dictionary type (alias data type in Microsoft SQL).

Rule Object - Select a rule object that will be bound to dictionary type (alias data type in Microsoft SQL).

User Data Type

Here, you can enter CLR user-defined types.

Users

• CREATE USER statements are supported for SQL Server 2005 and higher - they have to be defined in User Properties new tabs - SQL, After Script, Before Script.
• User permissions are loaded into Users After Script when SQL Server databases are Reverse Engineered.

Domain

Data Types:

• XML data type - define XML data type properties.
• Computed Column - Computed Column Expression box, Persisted Computed Column checkbox.
• Character - define Collation for the Column.

Schema

New property for Schemas - Authorization (Owner Name)

View

Procedure

Types of Stored Procedure:

• Stored Procedure
• CLR Stored Procedure
• Extended Stored Procedure

Functions

Types of functions:

• Scalar Function
• Table Valued Function
• CLR Scalar Function - Appropriate options and tab will appear.
• CLR Table Valued Function - Appropriate tab will appear in the dialog.
• Aggregate Function

Select a type and see the options that display then.

Defaults

If you want to generate default as default object, you have to select the Generate checkbox.

Check Constraint Rules

If you want to generate check constraint rule as rule object, you have to select the Generate checkbox.

Synonym

If you want to enter object that is not in the Object box, select the Base Object is not in List checkbox and enter the object in the new Base Object box.

See othe objects in Model Explorer:

• Partition Functions
• Partition Schemes
• Filegroups
• XML Schema Collections
• Fulltext Catalogs
• Assemblies

Example of Partition Function:

Example of Fulltext Catalog:

Filegroup and Path parameters are used only in Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

If you want to write complete DDL statement for fulltext catalog, select Generate SQL Only checkbox and write the statement to SQL tab that will display then.

Extended Properties

Extended Properties are supported for the following objects (generally where comments are supported):

1. Objects with new tab Extended Properties.
2. Objects for which Extended Properties are loaded during reverse engineering as a text as for example After Script, function parameters, procedure parameters, view columns, key/index/foreign key for Filetable.

Available Data Providers are:

• Connection via ADO
• Native Connection

Connection via ADO:

Native Connection:

Reverse Engineering Settings

• Check Graph Table Columnsto include graph table columns $node_id", "$edge_id", "$from_id", "$to_id in your RE