Reverse Engineering

This function gets E-R model from the DBMS objects via reverse engineering.

[Step 1] Open Reverse Engineering Wizard. Specify the file name and the target DBMS.

[Step 2] Enter the database connecting information and check the status of the connection with [ Test Connection ].

Tip! Define the settings by referring to JDBC Driver Guide.

[Step 3] Specify which objects to obtain from reverse engineering and set owner option.

Click [ Finish ] button and it will start the reverse engineering.
Performance information of reverse engineering is recorded in Console view.
For newly added models, Diagram Creation Wizard is co-executed and proceeds the task.

You can change the name of the diagram, or add/exclude target tables.
On finishing the reverse engineering, new schemas and models are added in the Model View.

For the added models, you can either add to a new diagram by drag & drop to the eXERD editor, or add to an existing diagram.
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