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How to update ER diagrams in Luna Modeler
SQL Server indexes
To add a new index to a database table, edit your table, navigate to tab Indexes and click + Add Index.
Then add columns to the index. Click +Add Column to Index to display a dropdown with a list of available column names. Pick a column and then specify other index properties.… Read the rest
How to generate SQL script for SQL Server
To generate SQL scripts from your SQL Server project click the SQL Script icon on the main toolbar. New modal opens. Click Save Script and select a location where the file should be stored.
Generation settings
You can control how the script will be generated on the Generation settings tab
Order of items
The order in which the objects will be in the resulting SQL script can be modified on the Order items tab.… Read the rest
Updating SQL Server projects
How to update your SQL Server ER diagrams
If you have created a project using reverse engineering, you have already saved the database connection and the project remembers this connection. So just click on the Update button and choose Update with default connection. The comparison will happen immediately.
A form will appear with a summary of the changes and you can accept the changes or not.… Read the rest
Visualization of existing SQL Server databases
All database connections are available in the Connections section. To create a new connection, click the Connections button on the main toolbar, and then click Create New Connection. A new modal form opens. Select SQL Server and enter the connection details.
When you are finished, click the Save Connection button.
Your new SQL Server connection will appear in the list of all database connections.… Read the rest
SQL Server database design
Quick start guide for SQL Server database design.
1. New project
To create a new project, click New on the main toolbar and select the SQL Server project type.
2. Add tables
Basic database objects can be added to your project/diagram by clicking the appropriate icon on the main toolbar.… Read the rest
Updating projects and ER diagrams
In Luna Modeler you can compare your project to the structure that is in the database and easily update your project. See what objects no longer exist in the database, what objects have been added to the database, and what objects are different.
You can also do the comparison to see what objects you have added to your project, what objects you have removed from your project, or what objects have been modified.… Read the rest
SSH or SSL/TLS database connections
In Luna Modeler and Moon Modeler – Professional editions, you can create both basic database connections and secure SSH/SSL/TLS database connections. To learn how to create a new database connection, see Database connections.
To create a secure connection, just set the options on the SSH and SSL/TLS tabs:
SSH settings
SSL/TLS settings
Once you create this type of connection, the item will be highlighted in green in the list of connections, so you can easily distinguish a secure connection from a classic connection.… Read the rest
Updating SQLite projects
You can easily visualize existing SQLite databases in Luna Modeler. And in case there are changes in the database, you can use the Project Update feature to update your project and the ER diagram.
How to update your SQLite ER diagrams created from scratch
If you modeled your database design from scratch and then created the SQLite database, do the following: Create a connection on the Connections page.… Read the rest