Changing dimensional data diagram properties

By default, dimensional diagrams use a star schema layout for arranging the elements in the diagram. You can change dimensional data diagram properties in the Properties view for dimensional diagrams.

Before you begin

You must open a dimensional data diagram in the diagram editor before you can edit the properties of a dimensional data diagram.

Procedure

To change the dimensional data diagram properties:

Click within the empty space on the diagram to access the Properties view for the diagram. In the Properties view for the diagram, you can change the following properties:
Option Description
Filters You can filter elements, including display options for the following objects:
  • Compartments
  • Foreign key relationships
  • Tables or entities
  • Columns or attributes
You can also filter these elements for a specific data object by right-clicking a data object on the diagram surface, selecting Filter, and selecting one of the filter options from the submenu.
Layout You can change the layout options of the diagram. You can change the graph layout, the link layout, and the label layout options from this tab by using the top tabs on this page. Use the tabs at the bottom of this page to further specify the layout options.
General You can edit the name.
Format You can change formatting options, including table and view background colors, foreign key column foreground color, and implicit foreign key relationship line color.
Documentation You can create notes for the dimensional diagram.
Annotation You can add properties and values to your dimensional diagram.
Appearance You can change the fonts and colors of the text in your dimensional diagram.
Advanced You can manually edit the views and styles of your dimensional diagram.
Printing You can change print options, including displaying virtual page breaks and selecting their color, setting a print scaling factor, and displaying warnings when page breaks split diagram objects.

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