Open and unzip the installation package that contains:
- Installation file (MSI)
- Release Notes (PDF)
- Installation Guide (PDF)
Pre-Installation
- Starting with Toad Data Modeler 5.4, all databases are now installed with the application. You can enable/disable them after installation in the application itself.
- To install Toad Data Modeler successfully, Administrator privileges are necessary.
- Toad Data Modeler supports side-by-side installation.
- Upgrade – New version of Toad Data Modeler is installed to the same folder where the previous version was installed.
- Side-by-side Installation - New version of Toad Data Modeler is installed to another location.
- Limitations of trial version: 30 - day trial period and multiple features limited to a maximum of 25 entities.
- Do NOT open and resave models originally created in a developmentally higher version of Toad Data Modeler (e.g. in v. 5.2.x) in lower version of Toad Data Modeler (e.g. in v. 5.0.5).
- Version 5.2 contains new system of relationship lines. Models created in version 5.1 and lower are automatically converted to the newer format. Backup your models prior to opening them in version 5.2 or newer.
- Do NOT install commercial version to BETA version folders. BETA uses different folders for configuration files and other default directories than Toad Data Modeler Commercial version. You can install and use both versions on one computer. However, Do NOT install commercial version to BETA version folders.
- Import and export of settings between Toad Data Modeler versions is possible (see Settings Menu | Options | Import and Export buttons.)