Creating an Enterprise Data Dictionary
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You can promote a regular Data Dictionary to an Enterprise Data Dictionary (EDD). Alternatively, you can create a new EDD and add objects to it, just as for a regular Data Dictionary.
Promote Local Data Dictionary to Enterprise Data Dictionary
- Ensure the diagram containing the data dictionary you want to promote is the active diagram.
- Log in to the Repository.
- Choose Repository > Diagrams > Add Diagram.
- On the Add Diagram to ER/Studio Repository, select Promote Local Data Dictionary To Enterprise.
Create a New, Empty Data Dictionary
- Log in to the Repository.
- Open a Repository diagram.
- The Create Enterprise Data Dictionary command is disabled when you are not displaying a Repository diagram.
- Choose Repository > Data Dictionary > Create Enterprise Data Dictionary.
Notes:
- Once created, you can bind the EDD to a drawing and add objects just as you would to a local Data Dictionary.
- The new EDD is automatically bound to the current diagram.
- Unlike regular Data Dictionaries, EDDs do not include a Reusable Procedural Logic node, and therefore cannot contain triggers, procedures or libraries.