Arial
Wingdings
Monotype Sorts
Symbol
Letter
Display
Entities Entities
0 = IDEF1X, 2 = Relational
`@Set to hide the PK seperator lines in the Entities on this page.
`;Set to hide the Tabstop lines in the Entities on this page.
Use to add a table to your Entity Relationship diagram.
se schema.
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Entity
`-Identifies the shape's version to the add-on.
Set for dependent tables.
`KSet to allow free-from edits (manual edits are not maintained in the model)
`%Unique identifier used by the add-on.
`LSet if this shape's Database | Document | Options have have local overrides.
User.DBNotation `*Conditionally sets the DBNotation setting.
`7Use to add a table to your Entity Relationship diagram.
`FAdd,use,Relational,Database,object,your,table,Entity,diagram,ER,IDEF1X
Database Properties... DB Engineer /CMD=1001
Show Related Tables DB Engineer /CMD=1002
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width of this shape's text
height of this shape's text
`*Subshape id within the Entity group shape.
Edit Table Name...
`*Subshape ID within the Entity group shape.
`9specifies the number of columns in the tables primary key
`HSet to hide the horizontal line seperating the PK columns from the rest.
`&Set to hide the 1st vertical tab line.
`&Set to hide the 2nd vertical tab line.
`*Indicates the number of lines in the text.
`&Indicates the height of one text line.
Edit Column Text...
Show Lines User.DBHidePKSeperatorLine User.DBHideTabLine1 User.DBHideTabLine2
0 = IDEF1X; 2 = Relational
`SOverrides the relationship notation specifed by the IDEF1X or Relational notations.
`)Set to hide all relationships on the page
Set to hide relationship text.
`*Set to hide PK, FK, and Index annotations.
`'Set to hide the PK section of Entities.
`.Set to hide the Datatype section for Entities.
`\Set to hide the vertical lines seperating the Annotation and Datatype sections for Entities.
`jSet to hide the horizontal line seperating the Primary Key section from the other columns within Entities.
Relationships Relationships
Use to define a foreign key between two tables in your Entity Relationship diagram.
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Relationships
IDEF1X Notation
Crow's Foot Notation
Relational Notation
Relationship (Foreign Key)
`BSet to indicate the relationship is an 'Identifying Relationship'.
`C25=exactly one, 28=one or more, 29=zero one or more, 30=zero or one
`-Set to indicate the relationship is optional.
`RSet to override Database | Document | Options locally for this relationship shape.
`NSet to allow free-form editing (manual edits are not maintained in the model.)
User.DBNotation `7This formula conditionally sets the DBNotation setting.
`3Calculates a reference point for Relationship text.
User.CrowsFoot `<This formula conditionally sets the CrowsFoot notation flag.
Shape's version.
`"reference to associated text shape
`SUse to define a foreign key between two tables in your Entity Relationship diagram.
`huse,two,key,between,Relational,Database,define,object,your,Relationship,diagram,ER,IDEF1X,foreign,tables
Q(-DT Q(-DT Add text here.
`'Locate referencial integrity text here.
Locate cardinality text here.
Relational Notation User.CrowsFoot User.Override user.dbnotation
IDEF1X Notation User.CrowsFoot User.Override user.dbnotation
Crow's Foot Notation User.CrowsFoot User.Override
Use to add a view to your Entity Relationship diagram.
schema.
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View
`1Set for dependent tables (doesnt apply to views).
`6Use to add a view to your Entity Relationship diagram.
`>Add,View,use,Relational,Database,object,your,diagram,ER,IDEF1X
Edit View Name...
Categories Categories
Use to connect a parent table to a category in your Entity Relationship diagram.
ble.
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Categories
Parent Category Connector
`LSet to allow free form edits (manual edits are not maintained in the model.)
Shape's version number.
`PUse to connect a parent table to a category in your Entity Relationship diagram.
`Suse,Relational,Database,Category,connect,object,your,table,diagram,ER,IDEF1X,Parent
`$Set to hide category discriminators.
Use to specify that one or more tables in your Entity Relationship diagram are categories in another table.
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Edit Discriminator
Complete Category
Show Discriminator
Show Discriminator User.DBHideDiscriminator User.Override
Complete Category User.DBComplete
Category
0 = IDEF1x, 2 = Relational
`ISet to allow free-form edits (manual edits are not managed by the model.)
`.Set to indicate that the category is complete.
`"Set to hide the discriminator text
`ESet to override Databaes | Document | Options locally for this shape.
User.DBHideDiscriminator `=This formula conditionally sets the DBHideDiscriminator flag.
`(Unique id used internally by the add-on.
Shape's version number
`kUse to specify that one or more tables are categories in another table in your Entity Relationship diagram.
`ouse,more,One,Relational,Database,Category,object,another,your,specify,table,diagram,ER,IDEF1X,tables,categories
Reposition Discriminator Text
Use to connect a category to a child table in your Entity Relationship diagram.
s defines the child to be a "type" of the category's parent table.
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Child Category Connector
`LSet to allow free-form edits (manual edits are not maintained by the model.)
Unique ID used by the add-on.
`OUse to connect a category to a child table in your Entity Relationship diagram.
`Ruse,child,Relational,Database,Category,connect,object,your,table,diagram,ER,IDEF1X
Connector Connector
Use to connect processes in your Entity Relationship diagram.
ess Ctrl to glue shape-to-shape.
methods.
ods.
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`;Use to connect processes in your Object Relational diagram.
`Yuse,Connector,Dynamic,Relational,Database,connect,object,your,processes,diagram,ER,IDEF1X
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Lock Text Edit LockTextEdit Guard(0) LockTextEdit Guard(1)
Lock Delete LockDelete Guard(0) LockDelete Guard(1)
Tracking text is used to annotate the Relationship shape.
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10 = Tracking Text
DB Engineer /CMD=1003 PinX PinY User.OldPinX User.OldPinY
PinX guard(pntx(par(pnt(Sheet. !Controls.X Sheet. !Controls.Y
PinY guard(pnty(par(pnt(Sheet. !Controls.X Sheet. !Controls.Y
Shape ID to Track `BEnter the sheet id of the shape that you want this text to follow.
Control Row to Track `wIdentify the 'Tracked' shpe's control point by entering it's row number within the controls section of the shape sheet.
Guide
TheDoc
Page-1
Gesture Format
DBNotation
DBHideHorizontalLine
DBHideVerticalLines
DBShapeType
DBShapeVersion
DBDependent
ManualEdits
RefShapeGuid
Override
OverrideDBNotation
visDescription
visKeywords
visVersion
Width
Height
SubShapeID
PKCount
DBHidePKSeperatorLine
DBHideTabLine1
DBHideTabLine2
LineCount
LineHeight
Connector
Relationship
DBCrowsFoot
DBHideRelationships
DBHideRelationshipText
DBHideAnnotations
DBHidePKRow
DBHideTypes
Identifying
DBCardinality
CrowsFoot
Optional
EndAngle
OverrideCrowsFoot
BeginAngle
RITextRefGuid
CardTextRefGuid
Parent to category
DBHideDiscriminator
DBComplete
OverrideDBHideDescriminator
Parent
Child
Category to child
Dynamic connector
Watermark Title
Tracking Text
DBEventTrigger
OldPinX
OldPinY
Hide
SetPinX
SetPinY
RefSheetID
RefControl