Product Documentation ER/Studio® Data Architect User Guide 3rd Edition Version 8.5 Published January 2010 © 2009 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos, and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. This software/documentation contains proprietary information of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.; it is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited. If this software/documentation is delivered to a U.S. Government Agency of the Department of Defense, then it is delivered with Restricted Rights and the following legend is applicable: Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software (October 1988). If this software/documentation is delivered to a U.S. Government Agency not within the Department of Defense, then it is delivered with Restricted Rights, as defined in FAR 552.227-14, Rights in Data-General, including Alternate III (June 1987). Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Revisions may be issued to advise of such changes and additions. Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. does not warrant that this documentation is error-free. Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. The company’s flagship tools include: Embarcadero® Change Manager™, CodeGear™ RAD Studio, DBArtisan®, Delphi®, ER/Studio®, JBuilder® and Rapid SQL®. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS EMEA HEADQUARTERS ASIA-PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS 100 CALIFORNIA STREET YORK HOUSE L7. 313 LA TROBE STREET 12TH FLOOR 18 YORK ROAD MELBOURNE VIC 3000 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE AUSTRALIA 94111 USA SL6 1SF, UNITED KINGDOM Contents Welcome to ER/Studio Data Architect. 9 Notice for Developer Edition Users . .9 Important Name Change Notice . .10 About This Document . .10 Product Benefits by Audience. .10 Database Support and Connectivity. .11 Additional Product Information. .12 ER/Studio Data Architect Overview . 14 ER/Studio Family Products . .14 Application Design. .16 Application Interface . .16 Data Model Explorer . 18 Data Model Window . 22 Data Lineage Window . 24 Repository Window . 25 Pop-up Windows . 25 Keyboard Commands. 28 Status Bar . 30 Configuring and Customizing ER/Studio DA. .30 Customizing the Display of Diagrams and Objects. 30 Defining Model Options for the Selected Model . 34 Customizing Standard Model Features for New Models . 36 Specifying the Location of Shared Data . 43 Changing Cursor Popup Help Options . 43 Data Modeling Fundamentals. .43 Data Modeling Concepts. 43 Developing a Data Model . .46 Using ER/Studio Data Architect . 49 Creating and Working With Data Models . .49 Creating a New, Blank Data Model . 50 Reverse Engineering an Existing Database . 50 Importing a Model . 54 Generating a Physical Data Model . 70 Creating a New Physical Model . 70 EMBARCADERO TECHNOLOGIES > ER/STUDIO® DATA ARCHITECT 8.5 USER GUIDE 3 CONTENTS Using the Compare and Merge Utility . 71 Changing the Database Platform of a Model . 85 Best Practices . .86 Using Descriptive Object Names . 86 Adding Comments to Database Objects . 86 Color-Coding Objects . 87 Using Macros for Repetitive Tasks . 87 Common Tasks . .87 Using Toolbar Tools . 88 Creating a Data Model Object . 89 Moving Objects . 89 Copying Objects. 91 Resizing Objects . 94 Changing Model Alignment, Distribution and Layout . 96 Finding an Entity, Table or View . 96 Locating an Object in the Data Model Window . 97 Editing an Object . ..