You have probably already generated a PNG image for your model, but did you know that the image may be generated for selected elements only? Just select the desired objects with Ctrl + Click or using Select area from the toolbox and click Export model as PNG image in toolbar. Read more
In this tip, we will show you how to use the Down arrow to create one or even more new columns. Probably, this is the fastest way of creating new columns in this part of the galaxy. You really have to learn this. Read more
Sometimes you may want to use a data type that is so new that Vertabelo doesn’t recognize it. In this case, the application displays a warning that the type is not supported. This validation may be turned off. Get to know how to do it. Read more
When we think of the dental office, our first associations are the drill, the pain, and the fear. OK, that sounds bad. Besides taking care of teeth, a dentist has many other obligations that are professional, legal, or both. All of them require proper data management. Read more
Vertabelo will never let you get stuck in a data type dead end. Even if the type you need is not listed, it doesn’t mean you cannot use it. Data types you can find in the data types panel are just the most popular ones. Read more
Relationships in the real world may not be as easy as we would like them to be. Sometimes we want to model a situation where one table is refering to the other more than once. Luckily, with Vertabelo, this is a piece of cake. Read more
Sometimes the naming convention you use requires a specific pattern for the primary keys’ names. That’s why you may want to set your own names for each primary key in your database model instead of using default ones. Go on reading to get to know how to do this in Vertabelo. Read more
This has been a good year for Redgate customers. Major software releases of SQL Prompt, SQL Compare, SQL Monitor, and SQL Source Control have introduced new features, added support for the latest versions of SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio, and made them even easier and more intuitive to use. SQL Monitor v5,... Read more
You can comment on your database objects (tables, columns, views) in Vertabelo. You can also include this metadata in your database, where it can be accessed by your SQL developers or DBAs. Read more
Primary keys may contain more than one column. Multicolumn primary keys are frequently used for junction tables, which are used to model many-to-many relationships. Read more
