This page is for anyone using an ERD to define a data structure. It explains the properties for relationships. 

Overview

Relationships are part of ERDs; see Understanding ERDs and Adding Content to an ERD. They represent the connection between a primary key attribute in one table and an attribute in another table. For example, the relationship line in the screenshot below shows that Teacher.Department contains the same data as the primary key SchoolDept.UID.

A table's unique identifier is its primary key, and where it occurs in another table, it is a foreign key.

UNKNOWN ATTACHMENT

The screenshot above shows that a relationship line has a one termination at the primary key and an arrow pointing to the foreign key. This line represents the 1 and many ends of the relationship.

PhixFlow automatically sets the properties for a relationship, except the description. To add a relationship description, click on the relationship line to open its properties. Relationships are not listed in the repository. 

 Properties Tab

Parent Details

If this item is within or belongs to another, its parent name is shown here. See the Parent Details section on the Common Properties page for more details.

Basic Settings

The following settings are read-only. they are set automatically from the ERD.

Description

We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.

 Audit Tab

Audit Summary

See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.