Interact with an entity relationship diagram

Applies to User Roles:

System Administrator

The Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) utility generates dynamic diagrams, which allow numerous user interactions.

  1. Generate an ERD. For details, see Generate an entity relationship diagram for a file.

  2. You can interact with the table in the following ways.

    Interaction Description
    Filter the diagram

    Use the filters from the box.

    View field specific relationships For details, see View relationships of a specific field in an entity relationship diagram.
    Drag and drop the diagram You can drag and then drop the diagram to a desired place on the right pane.
    Collapse all fields

    By default, an ERD is displayed with all field names expanded under the table names. You can collapse the fields to get a clearer picture of the relationships between the tables.

    To collapse all fields in an ERD, click the Collapse All icon at the top right of the diagram pane.

    Tip Once the fields are collapsed, you can click the Expand All icon to expand them.

    Show a thumbnail

    You can show a thumbnail of an ERD. To do so, click the Show Thumbnail icon at the top right of the diagram pane. A thumbnail appears at the upper right of the diagram pane.

    Tip Once a thumbnail is displayed, you can click the Hide Thumbnail icon to hide it.

    Zoom in/out You can zoom an ERD in or out by dragging the zoom slider to the right or left or by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) icon at the top right of the diagram pane.
    Fit the diagram to the page You can click the Fit icon at the upper right of the diagram pane to fit the diagram to the page.
    Export the diagram to a PDF You can export the diagram to a PDF file by clicking the Export icon at the top right of the diagram pane.