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ER/STUDIO OVERVIEW > CONFIGURING AND CUSTOMIZING ER/STUDIO
• Display Mode: Lets you select a display mode and then select Display Options. The options are:
• Attribute (Model Order): Displays the entities and all their attributes in the default order according to the
model type. For example, in the logical model, the attributes appear as they normally would in a logical model,
primary keys first.
• Attribute (Logical Order): Displays the entities and all their attributes in Logical Order, regardless of whether
you are viewing the logical or physical model. When the attributes are in Logical Order, ER/Studio sequences
the attributes so that the primary keys are always on top.
• Attribute (Physical Order): Displays the entities and all their attributes in Physical Order, regardless of
whether you are viewing the logical or physical model. When the attributes are in Physical Order, ER/Studio
sequences the attributes to reflect their order in the physical model, without regard to whether the primary keys
are on top or not.
• Image Export Settings: Sets image file options for HTML Reports, such as JPG, BMP and WMF. If not
selected, the diagram is rendered in black and white.
Directories tab
Tools tab
Defines the directories in which to store models, database scripts, reports, reference models, and macros.
• ISQL Path: Lets you type the file name and location of the SQL tool which will launch to manage the SQL
ER/Studio outputs. You can replace the default uisql.exe editor with any ISQL editor. For example, you can
use DBArtisan or SQL Server Enterprise Manager's Query Analyzer. The default path for DBArtisan is
C:\Program Files\Embarcadero\DBAXXX\DBArtXXX.exe
• Startup Directory: Lets you enter a file name and location of the default save directory for the SQL application.
Diagram tab
NOTE: Options selected here apply immediately to the open data model.
• Entity: Select the entity information to display when you hover over an entity.
• Schema Object Display: Select the schema object information to display when you hover over a schema object.
• Loiter Time: The amount of time in seconds the popup displays when you hover over an object in the Data
Model Window.
View tab
• Duplicate View Column Name Resolution
• Prompt: Prompts you to supply column aliases to differentiate between columns whenever duplicate column
names exist.
• Don’t propagate: ER/Studio eliminates duplicate column names from the SELECT clause of the SQL
statement generated to create the view.
• Attach prefix and/or suffix: Appends the supplied prefix or suffix to the column names to differentiate
between duplicate column names. The entity name combined with an underscore character (EntityName_) is
the designated prefix; a sequential number is the designated suffix (01).
• View Column Propagation
• Propagate non-keys only: Propagates only non-key columns from base tables to views.
• Propagate all columns: Propagates all columns to the view.
• Don’t propagate any columns: Does not allow the propagation of any columns to a view. You must select the
columns to propagate in the View Editor.
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