Toad Data Modeler 6.5 - User Guide

Modifying Items

Items in Gallery can be easily modified in a temporary model and the changes can be saved immediately.

1. In Gallery Explorer, open your Gallery, right-click the item(s) you wish to modify and select Modify....
   
   
2. The item(s) will be placed into a temporary model and you will be able to modify them. The exact way to modify the items varies depending on the number of objects and whether they are shortcuts or not:
• One object (not shortcut) - the Properties dialog of the objects will be opened right away.
  Example - Entity added to a Gallery by dragging it from Model Explorer.
• One object (a shortcut) - the object will be shown on workspace, you can view and change its Properties.
  Example - Entity added to a Gallery by dragging it from Workspace.
• Multiple objects (not shortcuts) - no Properties dialog or Workspace will be shown, you will have to open Properties by locating the object in Model Explorer.
  Example - Two entities added to a Gallery at once by dragging them from Model Explorer.
• Multiple objects (shortcuts) - the objects will be shown on Workspace, you can view and change their Properties.
  Example - Two entities added to a Gallery at once by dragging them from Model Explorer.
3. One way or another, you should be able to modify the item(s) as you need. Once you're done, click the Save to Gallery button on File Toolbar.
   
   
4. In the opened dialog, you can choose if you want to save the changes made to the modified item and its related items.
   
   

Gallery Explorer

This windows is capable of displaying all of your Galleries and their objects and it also allows you to change their structure.

The Explorer toolbar contains several options:

Items in the Explorer also have the following unique right-click options:

Model Verification

Toad Data Modeler allows you to verify your models. You can choose the items you want to verify, find out what errors and flaws your model contains and use quick fixes to resolve any issues.

To verify your model

1. Select  Model Menu | Verify Model... (also CTRL+F9).
2. On the Model Objects tab you can mark items for verification. Select either entire object group types or single objects.
3. On the Verification Settings tab select the rules that should be part of the verification. To save the settings, click Save & Verify.
4. The result of the Model Verification is shown in Verification Log, which is displayed automatically. To display the log manually, select Windows Menu | Verification Log. Objects that did not pass the verification are also marked by error/warning icons in Model Explorer.

Model Verification Form

Model Objects tab - lists all objects and object group types in your model. Checked object are those that will be verified.

Verification Settings tab - Here you can enable/disable rules that should be considered during verification. Use the buttons on the top of the form to check/uncheck all errors/warnings/hints at once.

Rules are database dependent, the following screenshot shows rules for Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Verification Log

Verify Model results are displayed in Verification Log.

Toad Data Modeleroffers Quick Fixes - recommended solutions for problems and issues found by Model Verification. Quick Fixes are accessible for problematic objects both in Verification Log and Physical Model Explorer, in right-click menu.

The Verification Log toolbar contains several buttons:

Button	Option	Description
	Tree View	Switches Verification Log to tree view where the problem description, affected objects and quick fix suggestion can be all seen. Note that you cannot ignore messages or remove them from ignored in this view.
	Show Errors/Warnings/Hints	When enabled, Errors/Warnings/Hints are shown in Verification Log.
	Ignore Message	Marks the selected message as ignored.
	Remove Message from Ignored	Removes the selected message from ignored list.
	Show Ignored Messages	Shows/hides ignored messages.
	Verify Form	Displays Model Verification dialog.
	Verify	Verifies model using the last saved settings.
	Save Verification Log	Saves all verification messages (including the ignored ones) to a CSV file.

On Form Verification

Errors, warning and hints can be displayed directly in the Object Properties form, at the bottom. Every time you make changes to the object and confirm, the object is verified and all issues are displayed at the bottom, similar to the screenshot below. Quick Fixes are not available in this mode.

On Form Verification can be enabled/disabled in Settings Menu | Options | Model . You can also decide what kind of verification messages should be shown - errors/warning/hints.

Syntax Validity

SQL Preview tab now highlights errors in SQL script syntax.

• Check Syntax Validity to perform syntax checks in SQL Preview for the following objects:
  • Procedure, Function, View, Materialized View
  • User Data Type, Package (Oracle only)
• Options are available in Options | Model | Physical Model | Verification | SQL Syntax Options
• Syntax Validity check is supported for the following databases:
  • IBM DB2 LUW, IBM DB2 z/OS, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SAP Anywhere, SAP ASE, SAP IQ, Teradata

Settings

Model Verification can be configured for each specific database. Go to Settings Menu | Options | Model | Physical Model | *Target Database*.

In the Verificator frame you can enable/disable verification rules or change their category, e.g. Empty Object can be shown as an error instead of warning.

Syntax validity check may be disabled in Settings | Options | Model | Physical Model | <database> | Syntax Validity checkbox

Data Generation for SQL Server

Use Toad Data Modeler random data generation to quickly and easily create data for your databases. Data generation is supported for SQL Server 2005 and onwards

To generate data

1. Double click any of your entities to open Entity Properties
2. Setup your Attributes and switch to Data tab to generate your data
3. Click Add to add one record, click Generate to add a specified number of new records

To work with records

• Click Delete to remove the selected record and Clear to clear out all your generated data. Cleared data appears grayed out
• Click Settings to disable/enable attributes and adjust minimum and maximum values for generation of data for each column (attribute) for the current model

• Click Settings | Options | Model | Physical Model | Microsoft SQL Server | Generating Data to adjust default data generation settings for all MS SQL Server models. When you change any of these default values it will be carried on to all your SQL Server models