The latest version of Moon Modeler is available in two editions, Basic and Professional. Both editions contain a number of enhancements to increase productivity and improve usability. Thank you to all customers and users for sending us feedback and suggestions for useful improvements.
We are happy to announce to all Moon Modeler users that they automatically get the Professional edition upgrade for FREE!… Read the rest
In Moon Modeler, you can easily design MongoDB database structures and generate scripts for schema validation. Many schema validation rules are accessible directly in the user interface, and additional rules can be defined textually.
Let’s see how to set the validation to the minimum and maximum value, for example. As an example, let’s use the “students” collection, in which we have defined the fields “name“, “year” and “major“.… Read the rest
The latest version includes the following new features and improvements:
In previous versions, it was possible to create a project and visualize all data objects in only one diagram. Version 3 brings significant improvements.
Making a comparison of document-based database systems like MongoDB and traditional relational databases like PostgreSQL is not a simple task. In fact, it is impossible to recommend one database platform, because everything depends on your requirements and the goals you wish to achieve. For some use cases, MongoDB can be the preferred solution, for many other use cases PostgreSQL can be the better option.… Read the rest
Read how to create a connection to your MongoDB Atlas cluster, connect to the MongoDB database, and visualize your data structure in form of an ER Diagram.
You can create a new connection to MongoDB databases easily. (The process is described step by step in our documentation.) A quick summary follows:
Step 1 – Navigate to section Connections.… Read the rest
What primary keys are and what they are used for is explained in the article describing the difference between primary and foreign keys.
A short summary: Primary keys serve as the identifier of a unique record, it can be unique information, such as a driver’s license number, telephone number including area code, car VIN number, etc.… Read the rest
We test each new version of Moon Modeler before release, both manually and with automatic tests. The use of Docker and modern testing frameworks have proved to be very successful. However, an application error might occur (once in a decade). In this case, the following page should be displayed.
Here you can write more information about what last steps you took in the application.… Read the rest
Primary keys serve as the identifier of a unique record in a database table. It can be unique information, such as a driver’s license number, telephone number including area code, car VIN number, etc.
CREATE TABLE `ecommerce`.`customer` (
`driving_license` VARCHAR(100),
`name` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL,
`surname` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL,
`email` VARCHAR(150),
`phone` VARCHAR(200),
PRIMARY KEY `Primary key`(
`driving_license`
)
)
ENGINE = InnoDB;A primary key can contain one or more columns.… Read the rest
A key feature of this release is MySQL database design support. Version 2.9 adds data modeling features, reverse engineering of existing MySQL database structures, SQL/DDL script generation, and other useful features such as export to PDF. In this release, you will find various UI improvements, comments generation, and better troubleshooting options related to reverse engineering.… Read the rest
This version includes improvements for MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases and many minor UI improvements. We wanted to bring a better user experience for scenarios that may occur from time to time – when an error occurs. We also wanted to focus on your requirements and ensure that the tool meets your needs.… Read the rest