Preferences

You can open preferences dialog box at Window > Preferences.

Connecting to a Database

You can manage Settings for database connection in eXERD > DBMS Connection.

• You can create, delete or edit a database connection.

  

• Select Add and open Connection Configuration dialog, then you can define connection settings as follows:

  

• After setting, select Connection Test and check if connection is valid.

  

  Note! If the connection is created successfully, the message will inform that as shown above.

• JDBC Driver

Naming Rules

eXERD > Naming Rules

• You can specify the naming rules for tables, columns, and so on.

  

  Note! Content Assist( CTRL + SPACE ) is supported while setting naming policy.

• If you set eXERD naming rules in project configuration dialog box, you can set the naming rules dedicated for the project.

User’s Confirmation

At eXERD > User’s Confirmation, you can set the questions about situations that could be occurred when user designs and edits ERD.

• For a specific handling, you can either ask to the user, or performs pre-defined actions and not inquire of the user’s choice.

  

Setting for Model Check

At eXERD > Model Check, you can set the validator to use in Review view.

• When checking in validator view, you can check only using chosen validators in configuration.

  

Setting for Diagram Editor

You can set diagram display method at eXERD > Diagram Editor

• You can set up to ensure effects or speeds by changing Rendering Quality.
  Display reaction speed can be influenced by system performance and rendering quality, therefore adjust it properly.
• You can select the relationship notation between IE notation and Barker notation.
• You can set up the space between tables for auto alignment tables.
• You can turn on/off the snapping option that appears when a table is dragged.
• You can set the basic table theme to apply to new tables.
• You can align the name of table to left/right/center.
• You can set the diagram theme.

You can set animation through tool.

• Using animation when click wheel button.[default value : ON]
  Set the animation to move the screen when click the wheel within the diagram.

You can set up options for automatic conversion at Edit Automation as follows:

• In case of matching Data Dictionary, enter logical column names automatically [default value : ON]
• In case of matching Data Dictionary, enter physical column names automatically [default value : ON]
• Switch input physical names to capital letters [default value : OFF]
• If parent column name is changed, also change child column name [default value : ON]
• If non-existing domain is input, make the domain automatically [default Value : ON]
• If you make a new table, edit the name directly [default value : ON]
• During copying, copy images too [default value : ON]

Changing Fonts

You can change the fonts used in diagram at General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts.

• After entering Preferences, you can set fonts and colors at General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts.

  

Data Dictionary

eXERD > Data Dictionary

• You can set up prefix/suffix patterns about logical names suggesting physical names of columns.

  Example : suggest physical names except "[CD]" part as a suffix pattern at logical name like "Class Code[CD]".

  

In Editor tab, you can specify various settings – such as automatic conversion from lower cases to upper cases, etc.
• Applying table editor theme : Turn off this option in case of performance problem or display problem in Mac or other environment. [default value : ON]
• Automatic conversion physical names into upper cases : Turn off this option if you don't want to change physical names to capital letters in writing/editing. [default value : ON]