About Database Modeling

Modeling database definitions, such as offline tables, and foreign keys, visually captures the essential information about an offline schema. Whenever a table is modeled, the underlying offline table is also created.

Using a database diagram you can:

visualize offline tables and their columns
visualize foreign key relationships between offline tables

The following topics describe how to create and use a diagram of modeled database definitions:

Getting Started with Database Modeling
Creating a Diagram of Offline Database Definitions
How to Read a Diagram of Modeled Tables
Customizing a Diagram of Offline Table Definitions