Use the functionality in the Data Model Editor, the Properties
view, and the Outline view to make changes to the model. You can also edit
the SQL for the objects to change them. You can right-click
on objects in the Data Model Editor and select from the context sensitive menu.
This action will generate DDL to create the entire data model. You can change
the model by modifying the DDL and then view the changes by comparing your
base and target models. The Generate Change Commands wizard enables you to
redefine the database object by using CREATE statements. DB2® Change Management Expert will
redefine your model according to the modified script.
Using the Generate
Change Commands wizard relieves you of having to keep up with
all the new ALTER options. You can focus on the CREATE statements. By using
the Generate Change Commands wizard, DB2 Change Management Expert generates
the ALTER statements where appropriate. This wizard gives you the benefits
of specifying table definitions using DDL, but eliminates the need to remember
when to use ALTER and when a DROP or CREATE statement is required.
The
Properties view facilitates editing the attributes of an object. The attributes
that are displayed in the Properties view are context sensitive and depend
on the type of object that is selected. Changes that are made through the
Properties view are reflected immediately in the Data Model Editor, the Outline
view, and the Data Project Explorer.
An Outline view is provided for
the Data Model Editor. Context-sensitive actions are available by right-clicking
an object in the Outline view. Objects can also be dragged and dropped. You
can synch the Outline view with the editor so that the current objects in
both are the same.
Annotations, markers, and decorators are displayed
in the editor, the Properties view, and the Outline view to indicate errors.