Tables are the basic building blocks of a database. Explore how to create and maintain them in SqlDBM

SqlDBM allows users to see tables and their columns on the canvas

A table will display certain metadata and identifiers:

• Schema name

• Table name

• Line of Primary key indicator

• Column name

• Datatype

• Primary or Foreign key indicators

• Null Indicator

Create a new table using:

1. The top bar. Click on the "Add Table" icon

2. Clicking on an existing table. Click on the icon near a table. The icon by the left of the table creates a child table. An icon by the right of the table creates a parent table.

3. Using the explorer context menu

4. Using the explorer bottom bar

5. Using the Shortcuts. Use Insert key

6. Using the diagram context menu. Right-click on any empty space on the canvas.

For creating or editing columns, use the edit mode. You can call it by double-clicking on the table or pressing the Enter key.

Notice that In edit mode, all columns that are represented above the solid line are considered Primary keys.

You can find all tables, along with other database objects, in the Diagram explorer and Database explorer panels. The table icons may be colored if the color indicator was set in the Table properties.

Use the table properties to configure your tables. The properties will depend on your database/project type, where applicable. These are the general properties that can be set regardless of table type and database type:

• Table

• Columns

• Clusters and keys (or Indexes and keys)

• Postscript

• Description

• Format

• Related objects

Type:

• Schema name,

• Logical table name

• Physical table name

Use the Override button to make the physical name identical to the logical one. Pay attention to naming conventions, they will determine what types of names are permitted.

Here you can see the full list of columns. You also may create, remove, and copy them using the Column bottom bar.

Click on the column name to be redirected to column properties.

This tab is dedicated to indexes, primary keys, foreign keys, alternative keys, and clustering keys. Click on the Key icon to hide or show Foreign keys.

Click the Clustering key icon to create it (available for Snowflake project only).

You may add a post-deployment script into specific input (up to 10000 characters). It will be injected after CREATE TABLE script section. This is useful for granting privileges after a table is created.

Add a description to make your database more understandable for other team members. It will be injected as a comment in the generated script, and you also will description in "Database Documentation" option.

Use a specific palette to colorize the table. Then you can see the same color for icon that near the object name in the Explorer panel. Notice, by default, the table has the same color indicator as the related schema.

This option helps users bring parent and child tables if they were hidden from the current diagram. You also can easily navigate to them to understand clearer relations in your projects.

See also:

• Snowflake tables

• Azure Synapse Analytics tables

• Explorer

• View modes

• Logical modeling