Tutorials: Getting Started
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Interface Features
ER/Studio Data Architect has an enhanced user interface that is similar to Microsoft Windows with intuitive icons.
The graphic below names and describes the functionality of some key elements of the ER/Studio Data Architect user interface.
For information on enhanced UI features, please see the corresponding numbers below or mouseover the image:
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rect 209 74 349 131 Sophisticated diagram auto-layout tools provide single-click clean up of diagram objects.
rect 12 151 99 334 Data Model Explorer displays information about logical and physical models, submodels and nested submodels.
rect 99 166 178 214 Repository object status icons display real-time user access information.
rect 296 329 412 400 Complex schema objects like functions can be displayed to illustrate dependencies.
rect 241 467 469 516 Toolbars are dockable anywhere in the ER Studio DA application window.
rect 500 126 747 302 The Overview Window lets you navigate large Data Models.
rect 504 327 752 459 The Zoom Window helps you focus on the details of a specific area of a large, reduced diagram.</imagemap>
- Sophisticated diagram auto-layout tools provide single-click clean-up of diagram objects.
- Data Model Explorer displays information about logical and physical models, submodels, and nested submodels.
- Repository object status icons display real-time user access information.
- Complex schema objects like functions can be displayed to illustrate dependencies.
- Toolbars are dockable anywhere in the ER Studio DA application window.
- The Overview Window lets you navigate large Data Models.
- The Zoom Window helps you focus on the details of a specific area of a large, reduced diagram.
Starting to Data Model with ER/Studio Data Architect
On the Windows Start > Programs menu, choose IDERA > ER/Studio Data Architect.
- Choose File > New > Draw a new data model.
As you can see in the Create a New Model dialog, there are a number of ways to begin modeling with ER/Studio Data Architect:
- Build a new design from the ground up by drawing a new data model.
- Build a data model from an existing database through live reverse engineering.
- Import designs from other modeling products such as ERwin or SQL files.
Tip: You can select an initial layout style for your model before the SQL import takes place.
- Ensure Relational is selected for the new model type and then click OK.
After selecting Draw a new data model and clicking OK, ER/Studio Data Architect will resemble the image below:
