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USING ER/STUDIO > EXPORTING THE DATA MODEL
The process of exporting an ER/Studio diagram to a new Describe Project follows these basic steps:
1 Create the Describe Project.
2 Check the preference for whether a view should be created; if it is yes, create the view.
3 Loop through the mapping structure.
4 Convert the relationships.
5 Mark the Describe project with the ER/Studio Diagram id.
This sequence of steps occur when exporting a new ER/Studio diagram to an existing Describe project:
1 Get the system.
2 Loop through the mapping structure
• If the node does not have an associated symbol, create one.
• If the node’s name is modified, get its associated symbol and update the symbol.
• If the node has new attributes, add attributes in Describe.
• If the node has modified attributes, update the attributes in Describe.
The ER/Studio - Describe Integration Advanced Setup Editor lets you set various options for exporting ER/Studio
diagrams to Describe projects. The ER/Studio - Describe Integration Preferences Editor lets you set general
preferences for exporting ER/Studio diagrams to Describe projects.
Before you begin exporting from ER/Studio to Describe, you should review the following topics:
• Standard Datatype Lengths in ER/Studio
• Export UML Types
• ER/Studio - Describe Mapping
See Also
Export to Describe Project Using the Wizard
Export a Data Model to Describe Using the Advanced Method
Set Describe Collaboration Preferences for Exporting
Export UML Types
The following table illustrates the various database types and the UML types to which they map:
Database Type UML Type
BIGINT long
BINARY byte
BIT bool
CHAR string
COUNTER int
DATE string
DATETIME string
DATETIMN string
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