Editing a Table

To change table details:

1. In the ERD, to open a table's properties:
   • either click on the table header bar
   • or in the table header bar, click 

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2. PhixFlow opens the table properties; see Table for details about the options.

Editing Attributes

To change attribute details:

1. In an ERD, in a table,
   • in the table, click an attribute listed in the table
   • alternatively, open the table properties. In the Attributes section, double-click on an attribute name.
2. PhixFlow opens the attribute properties; see Attribute for details about the options.

Things you might want to edit for an attribute:

• Change the attribute name
  Update the Basic Settings → Name field and click 

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• Change the data type
  You may need to do this if there is a change in the data or the wrong type was initially applied.
  Click the Basic Settings → Type field drop-down and select a type from the list; see Understanding Data Types.

  Note
  You can only change the data type for an attribute when it contains no data. If your attribute already contains data, see Clearing and Loading Data in an ERD.

  
  

• Adding an expression: Expressions can be added to attributes to apply processing or populate a value. For example, to uppercase the values in the attribute or setting a fixed string value. See Functions for all available options.  
  In an attribute you can add a script that affects the attribute data using the Basic Settings → Expression field; see Expressions and PhixScripts, Expression Basics and  Functions.  For example you might want to:

  • check data in the attribute, for example to validate a value is present

  • process data, for example, to convert values to uppercase

  • populate an attribute with data, for example to set a fixed string value.