In this exercise, you modify the diagram to set page breaks to
prepare to print the diagram. You also modify the display characteristics
of the diagram so that the diagram shows the labels that are assigned to data
objects. Finally, you print the diagram.
Printing diagrams is one way to share diagram or model information
with other team members. Another way to share information is by publishing
a model to the Web, which you will do in a later exercise.
To set page
breaks, modify label settings, and print the diagram:
- Right-click in a blank area of the diagram and select .
A blue line is displayed on the diagram and the Outline view. The
blue line indicates where a page break occurs. If necessary, you can modify
the layout of diagram objects so that objects are not split between pages.
Page breaks are calculated based on the default printer that is installed
on your computer.
Tip: As you add additional objects to a diagram
you can click to reset the page breaks based on the
size and location of the new objects.
Now you add a label to the
Invoice entity, and set the diagram properties so that labels are displayed.
- Select the Invoice entity in the diagram or in the Data Project
Explorer, and type Customer Invoice in the Label field
in the Properties view.
Now you modify the diagram properties so that the new label
is displayed.
- Click in a blank area of the diagram.
- On the Filters page in the Properties view,
select Show Label under Entity options.
In the diagram, the Invoice object is now displaying the Customer
Invoice label that you typed.
- Save the Invoice.ldm file.
Now, you can print the
diagram.
- Click from the main menu. In the window that opens,
you can specify whether to print the current diagram, all diagrams, or selected
diagrams.
- Select Current diagram, specify other print
options as needed, and click OK.
The diagram is printed, so that you can share the information with
other team members that might not have the workbench installed.