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Table of Contents
1. MySQL Enterprise .........................................................................................................................1
2. MySQL Workbench Editions ............................................................................................................2
3. Installing MySQL Workbench ...........................................................................................................3
3.1. Installing MySQL Workbench on Windows .................................................................................3
3.2. Starting MySQL Workbench ...................................................................................................3
3.3. Uninstalling MySQL Workbench – Windows ...............................................................................4
4. MySQL Workbench Tutorials ............................................................................................................5
4.1. Importing a Data Definition SQL Script ......................................................................................5
4.1.1. Adding an EER Diagram .............................................................................................5
4.2. Using the Default Schema ......................................................................................................6
4.2.1. Creating a New Table .................................................................................................7
4.2.2. Creating Other Schema Objects .....................................................................................7
4.3. Basic Modeling ..................................................................................................................7
4.3.1. Adding a Table .........................................................................................................7
4.3.2. Create a Foreign Key ..................................................................................................8
5. Documenting the sakila Database ....................................................................................................9
5.1. A PNG File of the sakila Database ........................................................................................9
6. MySQL Workbench Reference ........................................................................................................ 11
6.1. The Application Windows .................................................................................................... 11
6.1.1. The Application Layout ............................................................................................ 11
6.1.2. Docking and Undocking Windows ................................................................................ 12
6.2. MySQL Workbench Menus .................................................................................................. 12
6.2.1. The File Menu ....................................................................................................... 12
6.2.2. The Edit Menu ....................................................................................................... 13
6.2.3. The View Menu ...................................................................................................... 15
6.2.4. The Arrange Menu .................................................................................................. 15
6.2.5. The Model Menu .................................................................................................... 16
6.2.6. The Database Menu (Commercial Version) ..................................................................... 20
6.2.7. The Plug-ins Menu .................................................................................................. 21
6.2.8. The Tools Menu ..................................................................................................... 21
6.2.9. The Community Menu .............................................................................................. 25
6.2.10. The Help Menu ..................................................................................................... 26
6.3. The Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 26
6.3.1. Tool-specific Toolbar Items ........................................................................................ 26
6.4. MySQL Model Page ........................................................................................................... 27
6.4.1. EER Diagrams ....................................................................................................... 27
6.4.2. The Physical Schemata ............................................................................................. 28
6.4.3. Schema Privileges (Commercial Version) ....................................................................... 28
6.4.4. SQL Scripts and Model Notes ..................................................................................... 30
6.5. An EER Diagram Canvas ..................................................................................................... 30
6.5.1. The Vertical Toolbar ................................................................................................ 30
6.6. The Model Navigator Palette ................................................................................................. 33
6.7. The Catalog and Layers Palettes ............................................................................................. 34
6.7.1. The Catalog Palette .................................................................................................. 34
6.7.2. The Layers Palette ................................................................................................... 34
6.8. The Properties and History Palettes ......................................................................................... 35
6.8.1. The Properties Palette ............................................................................................... 35
6.8.2. The History Palette .................................................................................................. 35
7. Creating Tables ........................................................................................................................... 36
7.1. Adding Tables to the Physical Schemata ................................................................................... 36
7.2. Adding Tables to an EER Diagram ......................................................................................... 36
7.3. The MySQL Table Editor .................................................................................................... 37
7.3.1. The Main Editor Window .......................................................................................... 37
7.3.2. The Table Tab ........................................................................................................ 38
7.3.3. The Columns Tab .................................................................................................... 38
7.3.4. The Indexes Tab ..................................................................................................... 39
7.3.5. The Foreign Keys Tab .............................................................................................. 40
7.3.6. The Triggers Tab .................................................................................................... 40
7.3.7. The Partitioning Tab ................................................................................................ 40
7.3.8. The Options Tab ..................................................................................................... 41
7.3.9. The Inserts Tab ...................................................................................................... 42
7.3.10. The Privileges Tab ................................................................................................. 42
8. Creating Foreign Key Relationships ................................................................................................... 43
8.1. Adding Foreign Key Relationships Using an EER Diagram ............................................................ 43
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