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Chapter 4. MySQL Workbench Tutorials
This chapter contains three short tutorials intended to familiarize you with the basics of MySQL Workbench. These tutorials show
how MySQL Workbench can be used both to design and to document databases.
Creating a database from scratch is the focus of Section 4.2, “Using the Default Schema” and exploring the graphic design capabilities
of MySQL Workbench is touched upon in Section 4.3, “Basic Modeling”. Both these tutorials show the database design capabilities
of MySQL Workbench
Importing an SQL data definition script is probably the quickest way to familiarize yourself with MySQL Workbench — this tutorial
makes use of the sakila database and emphasizes the use of MySQL Workbench as a documentation tool. Examples taken
from the sakila database are used throughout the documentation so doing this tutorial can be very helpful in understanding MySQL
Workbench.
4.1. Importing a Data Definition SQL Script
For this tutorial use the sakila database script found in the Example Databases section of the http://dev.mysql.com/doc/
page.
After downloading the file, extract it to a convenient location. Open MySQL Workbench and find the REVERSE ENGINEER MYSQL
CREATE SCRIPT menu option by first selecting FILE and then IMPORT. Find and import the sakila-schema.sql file. This is the
script that contains the data definition statements for the sakila database. The file filter for the file open dialog window defaults
to *.sql so you should only be able to view files with the sql extension.
If the file was successfully imported, the application's status bar reads, Import MySQL Create Script done. To view the
newly imported script, expand the Physical Schemata section by double clicking the arrow on the left of the Physical
Schemata title bar. Select the tab labelled SAKILA.
Yo may also wish to remove the default schema tab, mydb. Do this by selecting this tab and then clicking the - button on the upper
right in the PHYSICAL SCHEMATA panel.
To view all the objects in the sakila schema, you may need to expand the PHYSICAL SCHEMATA window. To do this move the
mouse pointer anywhere over the gray area that defines the lower edge of the PHYSICAL SCHEMATA window. Hold down the right
mouse button and move the mouse to adjust the size of the window.
Once you've expanded the window, all the objects in the sakila database should be visible. Tables appear at the top followed by
views and then routines. There are no routine groups in this schema, but you should see the ROUTINE GROUPS section and an Add
Group icon.
For a complete description of importing a MySQL create script see Section 15.1, “Reverse Engineering Using a Create Script”.
4.1.1. Adding an EER Diagram
To create an EER diagram for the sakila database, first add an EER diagram by double clicking the Add Diagram icon in the
EER DIAGRAMS panel. This should create and open a new EER Diagram.
The EER Diagram canvas is where object modeling takes place. To add a table to the canvas, select the CATALOG tab in the
middle panel on the right side of the application. This should display any schemata that appear in the MYSQL MODEL tab.
Find the sakila schema and expand the view of its objects by clicking the + button to the left of the schema name. Expand the tables
list in the same way.
You can add tables to the EER canvas by picking them up from the CATALOG panel and placing them on the canvas. Drop the address
table and the city table onto the canvas.
Figure 4.1. Adding tables to the canvas
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