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Properties

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Basic Settings

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Name	The name for the ERD.

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	_audit
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Toolbars and Popup Menus

ERD Toolbar

The toolbar is at the top of the canvas. Hover your mouse pointer over the toolbar to see a tooltip.

Option

Description

Create options

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Drag this icon onto the canvas to create a stream.

List options

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Click to open the repository filtered to list the streams available in your application.

Canvas options

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	_help
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Open the help topic with details about working with ERDs.

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_align
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Options to arrange the selected streams in the ERD:

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	_align_grid
nopanel	true

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	_align_left
	_align_left
nopanel	true

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	_align_right
	_align_right
nopanel	true

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	_align_top
	_align_top
nopanel	true

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	_align_bottom
	_align_bottom
nopanel	true

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nopanel	true

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nopanel	true

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	_property_settings
	_property_settings
nopanel	true

Open the properties tab for the ERD.

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	_zoom_out
	_zoom_out
nopanel	true

Zoom out to see more of the diagram, with smaller text.

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	_zoom_in
	_zoom_in
nopanel	true

Zoom in to see a smaller area of the diagram, with larger text.

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	_save
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nopanel	true

PhixFlow automatically saves changes to streams and relationships.
Use this icon to save diagram layout changes to the ERD.

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	_refresh
	_refresh
nopanel	true

Update the ERD to the last saved diagram layout. This clears any unsaved layout changes.
Your ERD should automatically show an changes elsewhere in PhixFlow. For example, if someone adds a new attribute to a stream in your ERD, the attribute will appear on the list. If changes are not appearing, click this icon.

Ungroup

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Select a grouped set of items and then click to ungroup them.

Select several items then click to group them together.

Stream Pop-up Menu

To access more options in a pop-up menu, in the stream header, click

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Option

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	_config
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	_property_settings
	_property_settings
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Open the properties for this stream.

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	_remove
	_remove
nopanel	true

Remove the selected item(s) from the diagram.

Show many to one relations

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	_rel_out
	_rel_out
nopanel	true

Streams may have relationships to other streams not represented on the current ERD. Use these options to add all related streams to your ERD so that you can see the full relationship set; see Show Relationships From Other ERDs , above.

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	_rel_in
nopanel	true

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	_attributes_show_hide
	_attributes_show_hide
nopanel	true

Toggle the stream between expanded to show all attributes or collapsed to show only the stream name, primary key and any foreign keys. This is useful if your stream contains many attributes.

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	_delete
	_delete
nopanel	true

Delete the selected item(s) from the ERD and from everywhere it is used.

Attribute Pop-up Menu

Option

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	_key_primary_set
nopanel	true

Set the current attribute to be a primary key. Remember to unset any other primary key in the stream.

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	_key_foriegn_set
nopanel	true

Set the current attribute to be a foreign key.

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	_attributes
	_attributes
nopanel	true

Create a new attribute for the stream. PhixFlow opens the properties where you can add a name and set the data type.

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	_delete_item
	_delete_item
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attribute

Delete the attribute from the stream. PhixFlow prompts you to confirm.

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Things not yet implemented

For the Starting Point stream:

I have data in Excel files

Drag the Excel files directly into an ERD. PhixFlow loads the data structure and records. It then adds the stream to the ERD.

In the ERD, you then add the relationships between streams.

PhixFlow prompts you to set the primary key and display name attributes.

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For Open an Existing ERD

From the home menu, select Data and click on an ERD in the list.
In the repository, open your application and find Data → ERD.
- Either right-click on an ERD name and select Display.
- Or...

For Create a New ERD

From the home menu, select Data.
PhixFlow displays the list of ERDs. Select Create New from the left hand side.
In the pop-up, enter a name for your ERD, and a description then click
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Tip
When you are creating streams, choose a name that reflects the entity your stream represents.
PhixFlow opens a new ERD canvas on the left with a toolbar at the top. Hover your mouse pointer over toolbar icons to display a tooltip.

For Create a Stream From an Excel File Document Flow 4.10

For Create Relationships Stream

primary key

stream header

stream1.primarykey → stream2.new-attribute
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Versions Compared

Old Version 3

New Version 4

Key

Properties

Basic Settings

Toolbars and Popup Menus

ERD Toolbar

Stream Pop-up Menu

Attribute Pop-up Menu

Things not yet implemented

For the Starting Point stream:

For Open an Existing ERD

For Create a New ERD

For Create a Stream From an Excel File Document Flow 4.10

For Create Relationships Stream

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Versions Compared

Old Version 3

New Version 4

Key

Properties

Basic Settings

Toolbars and Popup Menus

ERD Toolbar

Stream Pop-up Menu

Attribute Pop-up Menu

Things not yet implemented

For the Starting Point stream:

For Open an Existing ERD

For Create a New ERD

For Create a Stream From an Excel File Document Flow 4.10

For Create Relationships Stream