Generated Models
Table of Contents
Detailed Model
- Icons, colors and object types in shape titles.
- All shapes expanded. Shapes with categories and (long) data types and default values.
- Relationships categories collapsed (and hidden). No expanded or visible relationships.
- Reflects full structure of columns in tables/views.
Structural Model
- Icons and colors.
- Similar to Relationship Model, but all shapes expanded.
- Simple shape items with no data types or categories.
- All relationships expanded.
- Hidden intersection tables, many-to-many conceptual relationships displayed instead.
- Reflects both interconnection and structure.
Relationship Model
- Icons and colors.
- All relationships expanded into connectors.
- Hidden intersection tables, many-to-many conceptual relationships displayed instead.
- All shapes collapsed. When expanded, they have no categories, but short conceptual data type names.
- Reflects interconnection between tables/views.
Simple Model
- Just shape titles and column items, in a very simplified text-like notation.
- Transparent shapes, no icons, colors or objects types, no categories or data types.
- No visible relationships.
- Reflects simple structure of columns in tables/views.
Graph Model
- No icons or colors.
- Just transparent shapes, with shape names and straight relationship connectors between.
- Simple items when shapes expanded.
- Hidden intersection tables, many-to-many conceptual relationships displayed instead.
Topological Model
- Colors, no icons.
- All minimized shapes.
- Simple straight connectors between shapes.
- Reflects the complexity in connectivity between tables/views.