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Physical Data Model
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Create Attributes
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Foreign Keys in Toad Data Modeler
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Create Entities
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Understanding Foreign Keys
Parent Attributes
Advanced Database Design
Objects in Logical Model
Entities
Attributes
Unique Identifiers
Relationships
Inheritance
Conversion to Physical Model
Working with Model Objects
Convert Logical Model to Physical Model
Data Type Conversion
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Migration of Keys
Inheritance
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Databases
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Display Level for Entities
Format Workspaces and Objects
Line Autolayout
Set Colors for Attributes and Keys
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Convert Model
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Toad for Oracle Integration
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Iterate Entity And Attributes
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About Metamodel
Toad® for Oracle® Connections
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Models and Model Objects
Models and Model Objects
There are three types of models in Toad Data Modeler:
Model Properties
Select Model | Properties.
| Tab | Description | ||
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| General | General information on the model (project, model, author, company, version etc.) | ||
| Before Script |
Whatever you write on the Before Script tab, it will be generated before the generated SQL code. | ||
| After Script | Whatever you write on the After Script tab, it will be generated after the generated SQL code. | ||
| Description | Notes on the model | ||
| Naming Convention | Here you can select a naming convention for the model. | ||
| Database Parameters |
The value in the Length Semantics box shows which default length semantics (BYTE or CHAR) was set in the database for reverse engineering of Oracle database.
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| Naming Convention |
Here you can link or unlink a naming convention to/from your model. Manage Naming Conventions - Opens the Naming Convention dialog (available also from the Tools menu) Edit Naming Convention - Opens the Naming Convention Properties dialog. |
Model Statistics
To display details on your model, its Workspaces, objects etc.
Select Model | Statistic....
To change some of the General Information (e.g. model name, author or company)
Select Model | Properties....
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TIP: You can also change it via the shortcut of Stamp on the Workspace - just double-click the Stamp. |
Physical Data Model
Toad Data Modeler allows you to design Entity Relationship Diagrams of specific database platforms, convert physical model from one database platform to another, create an ER Diagram directly from your database (Reverse Engineering feature), update physical models, generate DDL/SQL scripts and Change Scripts, create Dictionary Types, Views, Triggers, Functions, generate detailed documentation to your model (in HTML, RTF, PDF, XSLT formats) and much more.
This chapter describes features and functions related to Physical Data Modeling. Look around each section to get the information you need.
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Note: See the sample physical model Videorental (Oracle 10g db) that is included in the installation package of Toad Data Modeler. Default location is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler7.3\Samples. |
Benefits of Physical Data Model
- Detailed definition of database structure, including database specific items, for example:
- Stored procedures
- Functions
- Triggers
- Views
- Materialized views
- Sequences (auto increments) etc.
- Possibility to synchronize local model with existing database.
- Possibility to specify logical names for objects (captions for tables, attributes and other objects).
- Detailed database specific information can be exported to HTML/RTF/PDF or XML/XHTML/CSV reports.
- Automatic generation of SQL code for selected objects (SQL code generation is not available in Logical and Universal Model)
- Automatic migration of PK attributes to child entities (Attributes don't migrate to child entities in Logical Model)
Entity Relationship Diagram Objects
Toad Data Modeler allows you to design Entity Relationship Diagrams of specific database platforms, convert physical model from one database platform to another, create an ER Diagram directly from your database (Reverse Engineering feature), update physical models, generate DDL/SQL scripts and Change Scripts, create Dictionary Types, Views, Triggers, Functions, generate detailed documentation to your model (in HTML, RTF, PDF, XSLT formats) and much more.
This chapter describes features and functions related to Physical Data Modeling. Look around each section to get the information you need.
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Note: See the sample physical model Videorental (Oracle 10g db) that is included in the installation package of Toad Data Modeler. Default location is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler7.3\Samples. |
Benefits of Physical Data Model
- Detailed definition of database structure, including database specific items, for example:
- Stored procedures
- Functions
- Triggers
- Views
- Materialized views
- Sequences (auto increments) etc.
- Possibility to synchronize local model with existing database.
- Possibility to specify logical names for objects (captions for tables, attributes and other objects).
- Detailed database specific information can be exported to HTML/RTF/PDF or XML/XHTML/CSV reports.
- Automatic generation of SQL code for selected objects (SQL code generation is not available in Logical and Universal Model)
- Automatic migration of PK attributes to child entities (Attributes don't migrate to child entities in Logical Model)