I have created a database diagram in sql server which is consist of number of tables.I need to copy the diagram in to a word document but when i copy it to the word document its not well formatted and some parts are even missing.is there any software to scale the diagram?
You can use Microsoft Visio.
You should refer the below links.
1. Visio
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I just installed and imported my database in Visual Studio , All I want to see is schema to get a quick relation of among different tables , I was hoping if I could get a way to do the same in SQL server just like it can be done with my sql reverse engineering
I use Azure data studio (the extension is buggy ), I also have Sql server manangement studio , I also visual studio and selected database management pack where SSDT was included and now I simply imported the database which I want schema for
SSMS has some rudimentary diagram tools to pull in objects and see any relations that exist. Something to watch for is that if you add any relations or modify anything other than the layout on that diagram, you actually change the database itself.
There are some free/cheap ERD apps/sites that you may want to investigate and many will give you a script to run in SQL Server to extract the schema in a format they can use.
I'd recommend searching on ERD apps that can do database diagrams, but for a free option you may want to check out https://dbschema.com/ (there's a free/trial version) or https://dbdiagram.io as they can handle some simple ER diagrams. (note - no affiliation to either, just some examples/options)
You can't easily forward-engineer changes with it, but it can work to just see the relationships visually. If you're going to use ER diagrams regularly, a paid option will be much more helpful. There are a lot of options available, but for that sort of design work you probably want collaboration and the ability to push out changes to a live database from the ERD.
I want to document a SQL Server 2008 database. I have been asked for the Diagram and the specifications of the tables, fields, data type, etc. (Data Dictionary).
The problem is that I can not find a program that suits my requirements. The Erwin Data Modeler has a reverse engineering tool, but it is not useful because it does not allow me to specify only the tables that I want to diagram, at the very same request the schemas (But it is in this program that I am asked to do the diagramming) . SQL Server Management Studio is not an option because it is the same that manages the Databases (it implies modifying the DB in some way) and it is not very flexible with the choice of tables.
So I resorted to Data Modeler works perfectly with an Oracle database, you can make diagrams, generate scripts (the latter helped me to pass diagrams to Erwin), and even generate documentation of objects, etc. But I have not been able to connect it to SQL Server 2008 to do the same thing I did with Oracle. I downloaded the jtds-1.2.jar to make the connection but I do not know exactly how to do it.
In summary I need a program that allows me to choose the tables to which I want to diagram (These are things that are achieved with the Data Modeler) and then be able to open them in the Erwin (With the script that generates the latter) which is the target program. And also the field documentation, although this is a secondary issue to the question.
It would be helpful if you know of any other method, program or procedure.
download from sourceforge jTDS v1.3 or 1.3.1
get the JAR out of the zip
add it to your sqldev folder
open preferences in the tool, and go to third party drivers, under database page i think, and then when you get to connection dialog, there will be a SQL Server and Sybase connection type
i talk about this in more detail here
You can connect to a SQL 2008 db and RE the databases into one or more data models, and then generate data dictionary reports and DDL scripts. And a lot more..get v4.2 if you want to generate HTML reports that include the diagrams themselves.
I am new in SSAS. I am trying to figure out the diagram of the existing cube. Is there any way to see the diagram from the existing SSAS cube? Or can I create the diagram form that existing cube?
Thanks
Assuming that you have access to SQL Server Data Tools within Visual Studio, which you can use to create and deploy SSAS solutions with cubes in them, you can always import an existing deployed database back to a project by using the "Import From Server" option in SQL. You can then see a graphical representation of the cubes within that Database.
I have created a Database in DB2 and tables with relationships. I would like to create a ER diagram based on my database design in DB2. MS SQL has a facility to create ER diagrams from DB schema, but DB2 doesn't seem to have one, at least to my knowledge.
Any one know of any open source tools/facility within DB2 itself for this?
You could try TOAD for DB2 (freeware and commercial versions).
Download here
Also IBM Data Studio looks promising.
DbVisualizer can visualize (and much more) just about any database, provided that the relevant foreign keys have been defined. DbVisualizer isn't open source, but there is a free edition of it (which isn't limited regarding visualization).
You can use Visio and do a database reverse engineering. I have done it and found it to be quite neat.
Reverse engineer an existing database into a database model
TOAD for DB2 freeware does not have the ER diagramming feature enabled. It is available only in the commercial version. ER Studio is another (expensive) option. Try Visio 2000 Enterprise edition if you can get one. It is available on ebay for about $35. Microsoft has moved the reverse engineering option in subsequent version of Visio to the expensive enterprise architect bundles.
Aqua Data Studio has an ER Modeling tool which will work with any RDBMS. You can create, explore, detail, and modify database schemas to create fully editable and scriptable diagrams of database relationships and objects. The link to download is www.aquafold.com
Is there a program that converts a SQL Server database diagram to er model, or create er model of a database from SQL Server server?
Within SQL Server, there's the "Database Diagram" feature in each database, in Management Studio.
You can create a new diagram from that, and include all (or some) of your tables, so showing where the relationships are, and what the tables are.
I've used Erwin for 10 years and it works great! Unfortunately it is a bit pricey. Hopefully someone will come out with a less expensive tool to accomplish this, I've heard Visual Studio 2010 may have some tools in this area.
Try Microsoft Visio. Visio professional has a reasonably good database reverse engineering feature, and it is easy to retrofit relationships logically present in the data but not physically manifested in the database. It is also easy to make multiple diagrams from the same reverse engineered model (on separate pages in the .vsd file).
These two features make Visio a very useful tool to help understand and document third-party databases, and Visio Pro isn't all that expensive.
However, there is a serious caveat in that it has no facility to generate a SQL file from the schema unless you buy the enterprise architect version, which is only available with EA versions of Visual Studio. As far as I know, there's no EA version of Visio past 2002/2003, so this product is obsolescent.