I'm new at SQL Server and I've been looking for an official database modeling tool (if there is one in existence) so that I can design EER Diagram and export it as an actual database.
So far I have only found tutorials on creating a table for a model, similar to this one: http://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/getting-started/introduction/creating-a-connection-string; but since my EER contains relationships between models, I need to design the diagram.
Thanks in advance.
forget this my last information. ER Master is nice, but it isnt the answer you want.
Yes, you can do it with MS SQL Server Mangament Studio. Under the root node of datebase exists one entry "Database diagramm". If you will open this. You can choose, which Tabels you want to see in E/R Diagramm view.
Try this,
http://ermaster.sourceforge.net/
its a nice plugin for eclipse.
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I have a Mysql database for my website which it is not made by me
is there is any way to get the relationship diagram for this Database
I know if you use xampp, you can go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin then click on the database you want then if you click designer near the top right it will have one done for you.
Tools which allow drawing ER Diagrams often can do this reverse-engineering for you - think MS Visio has such a feature, and also Visual Paradigm should do this for you. Also check this link!!
I am brand new to MySQL and I am trying to understand how it all fits together. I have a very strong understanding of Microsoft Access, but this is a whole new world.
I create a schema (MySQL Model) and I had no problem creating an ERD. I then figured out how to Reverse Engineer it and add it to the local instance of my server which is Local Instance MySQL56.
But I cannot find the ERD on the local server. I then added more tables on the server, but I want to add the tables to the ERD so that I can relate the tables. But I cannot find any option to add or edit an ERD.
Am I missing something? How do I relate the tables without an ERD?
Thanks,
David
#PM 77-1, thanks for your responses. I am using Workbench for MySQL, which is a GUI.
I did discover the answer to my question by experimenting more with the tool.
While viewing the MySQL Server Instance, select the database that you are working on.
Select the Database Menu and Reverse Engineer...
For me, I just accepted all of the default options as I stepped through the wizard.
Then once I finish making all of the changes, reverse the process by doing a Forward Engineer.
Do you know any tools for profiling,to see the structure and relationship of each tables inside the db? it is look like this one :
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Thanks In advance.
Any help much more appreciated! :)
MySQL Workbench is what youre looking for
http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
You could use the MySQL Workbench, if I remember correctly it has a function, which can do this (reverse engineer database or something similar).
See this SO post.
Have a look at Database Designer for MySQL in dbForge Studio for MySQL.
Database Designer is a powerful visual design tool for database development that allows you to build a clear and effective database structure visually and to see the complete picture representing all the tables, foreign key relations between them, views, and stored routines of your database on database diagrams.
Toad for MySQL has a Database Diagram feature allowing you to create such drawings from existing databases.
SchemaCrawler for MySQL is a free command-line tool that diagrams databases. SchemaCrawler is particularly useful when diagramming large and complex schemas, since it can diagram tables based on the results of regular expression searches of table and column names.
Sualeh Fatehi, SchemaCrawler
What is a good open source or reasonably priced EER modeling tool for MySQL besides MySQL Workbench? I find the MySQL Workbench interface to be clunky. I would like to be able to manage my production schema beginning all design changes in the EER and propogating those out to my schema for created and altered tables.
Maybe you can try SQL Power Architect or DBschema.
I never used them but got good feedback.
I'm looking for a tool that can map the relationships in my database in mysql. I would like something like the view that is generated in MS-SQL Server Management Studio in the 'Show Diagram Pane'. Does such a thing exist?
I'm in charge of the design of the database and its using rails conventions. I would not be adverse to specifying relationships by hand.
Doesn't MySQL Toad have a schema diagram tool? I think it does. I'm not a diagram guy (much happier with mysqldump output) but I've worked with many people who swear by Toad.
Maybe the official tool has that?
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.1.html
MySQL Workbench 5.1.16 is buggy on my OS X 10.5.7 system. I found that it does things like crashes and vanishes with no error. Or it will error out when trying to change page size in the print setup.
I also tried running it on Windows XP under VMWare. It seemed more stable and usable there. I was able to reverse engineer a DB and create a diagram.
One year ago I used DBVis together with Oracle. It believe it also works with MySql.
Altova DatabaseSpy will show them if you are on Windows. If not, the easiest way is to query INFORMATION_SCHEMA (if you're using v5 or later of MySQL) and check out the key column usage statistics for all the tables. This is easy to script.
Most MySQL databases still use MyISAM tables, which do not provide foreign key constraints. Without explicit FKs the best you can do is guess at the relationships between tables.