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Creating Views
Physical Schemata section on the MySQL Model page. Doing this opens the view editor docked at the bottom of the application.
Double clicking the title bar undocks the editor. Do the same to redock it. Any number of views may be open at the same
time. Each additional view appears as a tab at the top of the view editor,
There are two tabs at the bottom of the view editor, the VIEW and the PRIVILEGES tabs. Navigate between different tabs using the
mouse or from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Tab.
9.3.1. The View Tab
From the View tab of the view editor you can perform the following tasks:
• Rename the view using the NAME text box.
• Enter the SQL to create a view using the SQL text area.
• Comment a view using the COMMENTS text area
9.3.2. The Privileges Tab
The Privileges tab of the view editor functions in exactly the same way as the Privileges tab of the table editor. For more
information, see Section 7.3.10, “The Privileges Tab”.
9.3.3. Modifying a View using the Properties Palette
When you select a view on the EER Diagram canvas, its properties are displayed in the Properties palette. Most of the properties
accessible from the Properties palette apply to the appearance of a view on the EER Diagram canvas.
For a list of the properties accessible through the Properties palette see Section 6.8.1, “The Properties Palette”.
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