Online Documentation for SQL Manager for MySQL
Using context menus
The context menu of the diagram area contains a number of items available in the Navigation bar and toolbars and allows you to:
- select all objects in the diagram area;
- adjust diagram zoom for optimal representation: zoom in, zoom out, select rectangle to fit, fit model, specify a predefined zoom value;
- set the cursor mode to Select or create a new table, view, procedure, function, relation, virtual relation, or comment;
- configure the grid: draw grid, snap to grid;
- adjust the diagram style: draw primary key fields separately, draw entities icons, draw attributes icons, draw only names of entities, draw foreign key names;
- perform Reverse Engineering;
- extract metadata of the diagram objects to SQL Script Editor;
- view/edit diagram options.
The context menu of an entity contains items for working with the object and allows you to:
- edit the object using its editor (Table Editor, View Editor, Procedure Editor, Function Editor);
- create a new object using its editor (New table, View Editor, Procedure Editor, Function Editor);
- drop the object from the database;
- show/hide object subitems (for tables) or the entire object (for procedures, functions);
- remove the object from the diagram (for tables, views).
The context menu of a field contains items for working with the object and its fields and allows you to:
- edit the selected field using its editor (Field Editor);
- create a new field;
- drop the selected field;
- edit the object using its editor (Table Editor);
- create a new object using its editor (New table);
- drop the object from the database;
- show/hide object subitems;
- remove the object from the diagram.
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