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jfmccabe
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 Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:29 am Post subject: Database Diagrams |
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Is it possible to have an option to document database diagrams and have them as hyperlinks to text documentation?
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J McCabe
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paul.price
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 9:55 pm Post subject: diagram would be great |
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| I echo the idea of having a database diagram option. Currently I need to create my own outside of SQL Doc and then add it to what was generated. This also means that I can not automat my docs in a build job, since manual editing is required. |
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David Atkinson
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the request. This is something we're considering. What would you like to include on the diagram?
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jfmccabe
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Basically, the same as the sql diagram pane i.e. Table Name, field names, symbol for Priamry Key fields with the option to click on a table, relationship or field and be taken to its definition.
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David Atkinson
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Thanks for the clarification.
However, I'm a little confused about what this provide above and beyond the current SQL Doc documentation? We don't display in a diagram, but we have this information in tabular form.
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rick.sheeley
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject: Data Diagrams |
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Well, the most immediate thing they show is table relationships. You can these visually very quickly with the Diagram tool.
I was actually thinking that a great link would be to be able to merge the dependency tracker data with the documentor.....
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joshturley
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: You can add my name to this request |
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Currently, I've been pasting images of the diagrams from SSMS into jpg files, then modifying the HTML files to create a tree entry just for database diagrams.
I'd like to have links to the respective db diagrams from inside each table, but any modifications I make inside the HTML to do this would just be overwritten the next time I generate documentation.
A lot of companies like to visualize the relationships between tables, since tools like Crystal Reports and Access have similar diagrams in their software to make joins in queries, etc. Having this laid out helps them visualize it.
I don't think SQL Doc needs it's own diagramming tool, since the one in SSMS is probably a good start. There are things I wish SSMS did, but that's something for the MSDN boards. |
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