Menus

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You can access the entire ER/Studio Data Architect feature set from the application menus. You can also access selected features from shortcut menus. ER/Studio Data Architect application menus are across the top of the user interface and shortcut menus are available when you right-click an object or diagram. All menus are context-sensitive and change depending on the content of the Data Model Window.

Functionality available in application menus or shortcut menus is also available on Toolbars.

The following discusses the menus available:

• Application Menus
• Accessing Shortcut Menus

Application Menus

ER/Studio Data Architect application menus provide access to all functionality. The menus are context-sensitive and change depending on the content of the Data Model Window. The application menu differs for logical and physical models.

Some of the actions you may find on application menus are:

• File
  • Create a New Model
  • Import a File
  • Setting Diagram Properties
  • Import a Data Dictionary
  • Export Image
  • Export File
• Edit
  • Find Entity/View
  • Comments
  • Universal Mapping. This option is just available if you are connected to the repository.
• View
  • Diagrams and Objects Display Options
  • Cursor Popup Help Options
• Insert
  • Relationships
  • Subtype Cluster
  • Text Blocks
• Model
  • Data Lineage
  • Validate Model
  • Compare and Merge Utility
  • Submodel Synch Utility
  • Model Options
  • Model Properties
• Format
  • Colors & Fonts
  • Line Disposition
• Layout
  • Changing Data Model Layout
  • Layout Properties
• Tools
  • Basic Macro Editor
  • Generate Reports
  • ODBC Setup
• Repository
  • Add Diagram
  • Change Diagram Filename
  • Delete a Diagram
  • Rollback Diagram
  • Create Enterprise Data Dictionary
  • Diagram Data Version Upgrade
  • Security Center
  • Repository Properties
• Macro Shortcuts
  • Add/Remove Macro Shortcuts
• Help
  • Automation Interface Reference
  • Web Favorites
  • Launch License Manager

Accessing Shortcut Menus

ER/Studio Data Architect shortcut menus offer an easy method of accessing object functionality. Shortcut menus offer the same functionality you can access from the Toolbars or Menus and may vary depending on the characteristics of the diagram that it is currently open.

• New Data Model.
• Go to table button takes you directly to the table you choose.
• Check Model.
• XML Schema Generation.
• Database Capacity Planning.
• Reports.
• Universal Naming Utility.
• New SQL Procedure.
• New User.
• Synonym.

To access the shortcut menu of an specific item, right-click the item.

See Also

• Overview
• Toolbars
• Data Model Window