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USING ER/STUDIO > CREATING AND WORKING WITH DATA MODELS
• Quick Launch Settings and Objects: All fields and settings from pages 1 through 5 of the wizard will be
restored when you click Load File or Use Settings. With the Settings Only option, only those general options that
are likely to be useful with a different model are restored, while Settings Only loads information that is generic
and can be used across models. The Settings and Objects option will, for example, load SQL path data specific
to the model.
Notes
• For information on defining storage for tables and indexes, see Defining Table Storage and Defining Index
Storage.
Creating a New Physical Model
ER/Studio lets you create a new physical model by reverse-engineering a live database or importing an SQL or ERX
file.
1 On the Data Model tab, right-click the logical model icon and then select Add New Physical Model.
2 Complete the Add New Physical Model wizard and then click Finish.
The following describes the options that are available from the first page of the wizard:
• Reverse engineer from a database: The options on this tab and subsequent steps are the same as those for
the Reverse Engineering Wizard. For information on these options, see Reverse Engineering an Existing
Database.
• Load from a SQL File: The options on this tab and subsequent steps are the same as those for the Import Model
Utility for importing an ERX File. For more information on these options, see Importing a Model from an SQL File.
• Load from an ERX File: The options on this tab and subsequent steps are the same as those for the Import
Model Utility for importing an ERX File. For more information on these options, see Importing a Model from an
ERX File.
• Load from an ER/Studio File: Enter the file name, including the path, select the physical model to import, and
then click Finish.
• Load from a DT/Designer File: Enter the file name, including the path, select the physical model to import, and
then click Finish.
Using the Compare and Merge Utility
This section contains the following topics:
• What Can the Compare/Merge Utility Do?
• Comparing Models and Submodels
• Updating an Offline DBMS
• Resolving and Reporting on Model Differences
See Also
Synchronizing Physical and Logical Models
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