Toad Data Modeler 7.2 - User Guide

Available Data Providers are:

• Connection via ODBC
• Native Connection

Connection via ODBC:

Native Connection:

Entity

New checkbox Unlogged added (verification changed accordingly).

Foreign Table

When Foreign Table is selected in the Table Type combobox, a new Foreign Table tab displays.

List of Options box should contain the part of CREATE FOREIGN TABLE command written in brackets in OPTIONS—e.g. filename 'c:\\file.txt'.

Although common entity object is used for Foreign Table entity in Toad Data Modeler, only the following features can be used:

• Name

• Schema

• Attributes list
• Comment
• Permission
• Foreign Server combobox
• Foreign Table Options tab

For Attributes, only the following features can be used:

• Name

• Data Type
• Null

Foreign Server

• CREATE/DROP/ALTER are not supported
• only a listing function

Attribute

The Collation combobox is available for:

• Data Type— Text, Character varying(x), Character(x), Varchar

• User Data Type— Base type with selected Collatable checkbox

• Dictionary Type—if correct Data Type or User Data Type is selected (see above)

• Domain—combobox is disabled (changes not allowed)

Collation

• CREATE/DROP/ALTER are not supported
• only a listing function

User Data Type—Composite Type

COLLATE collation definition can be used for every attribute to set its Collation. To set Collation, manually write COLLATE collation expression in Composite Type tab right after "attributename datatypename" definition (see the screenshot above). Toad Data Modeler will load it during RE.

No attribute is necessary for Composite Type.

Index

It is possible to set Collation of every column/attribute of the table.

To set Collation

1. Select the Generate Expression checkbox.
2. In the Expression box, write e.g "atr1 COLLATE collname DESC, atr2".

Toad Data Modeler loads this index as an expression during RE.

Relationship

Not Valid checkbox—option when you add a constraint of a foreign key.

View - Trigger

• INSTEAD OF UPDATE does not support columns list

• AFTER/BEFORE UPDATE support columns list

• if INSTEAD OF is used, the FOR EACH ROW checkbox must be applied

• if AFTER/BEFORE UPDATE is used, the FOR EACH STATEMENT checkbox must be applied
• INSTEAD OF does not support WHEN

Other objects in Model Explorer:

• Tablespaces
• Aggregates
• Sequences
• Rewrite Rules
• Collations
• Foreign Tables
• Foreign Servers

Available Data Providers are:

• Connection via ODBC
• Native Connection

Connection via ODBC:

Native Connection: