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USING ER/STUDIO > COMMON TASKS
You can copy objects such as attributes, columns, entities, views, users, roles, and shapes from a logical model to a
physical model and between models and submodels. You can copy functions, procedures, and schemas from one
physical model to another and from one physical submodel to another physical submodel.
1 On the Main toolbar, click the Select tool.
2 In the Data Model Explorer, click the object to copy and drag it to the target node.
TIP: You can select multiple objects of the same type by pressing and holding CTRL while selecting
each object individually.
The cursor changes to this symbol when the mouse is positioned over a valid target for pasting an attribute
or column to another entity or table respectively.
The cursor changes to this symbol when the mouse is positioned over an invalid target for pasting an
object.
.The cursor changes to this symbol when the mouse is positioned over a valid target for pasting an entity,
table, or view to a submodel within the same model or to a different model in the Data Model Explorer.
Resizing Objects
When you add entities, tables or views to your data model, ER/Studio automatically determines the optimal
dimensions of the object to fit the text and display the text of the object. However, you can resize data model objects
such as entities, shapes, tables, text blocks, and views to control the presentation of your data models. For example, if
you need to hide attributes in an entity or view, you can resize the entity or view to be smaller than the width of the
longest attribute, therefore hiding text.
NOTE: You cannot resize the Title Block of a data model.
Manually Resize Data Model Objects
You can manually resize entities, shapes, tables, text blocks, and views to control the presentation of your data
models.
1 In the Data Model Window, select the object you want to resize.
2 Place the cursor over one of the handles, and then click and drag to resize the object.
Automatically Resize Data Model Objects to Fit Text
ER/Studio can automatically resize entities, tables, and views to display the entire object name and displayed
contents.
1 In the Data Model Window, select the object you want to resize.
2 Click Format > Resize Entity/View.
The object is resized to accommodate the full width of the text.
If you want to adjust the object size manually, grab a sizing handle and reposition the object boundaries.
TIP: You can also resize the selected object to fit the text by pressing CTRL+R or by right-clicking the
object and then selecting Resize.
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