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TOAD Reference Manual: Creation of Physical Model

The document provides steps to create a physical data model in TOAD Data Modeler including: 1) Creating a physical model, users, entities, attributes, primary keys, relationships, and assigning permissions. 2) Merging models from different developers into one target model. 3) Verifying and rectifying any errors or warnings in the model. 4) Generating DDL scripts from the final model to create database objects.

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TOAD Reference Manual: Creation of Physical Model

The document provides steps to create a physical data model in TOAD Data Modeler including: 1) Creating a physical model, users, entities, attributes, primary keys, relationships, and assigning permissions. 2) Merging models from different developers into one target model. 3) Verifying and rectifying any errors or warnings in the model. 4) Generating DDL scripts from the final model to create database objects.

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TOAD Reference Manual

Creation Of Physical Model


 Click File -> New -> Model

 Model Wizard Opens


 Click Physical Model Tab
 Select The Target Database -> Oracle 10g
 Give The Model Name

 Application Window Opens With a Empty Work Space


Creation Of User
 Click Model -> Users

 Users Wizard Opens.

 Add The Number Of Users in The Wizard According The Users in The User
Names Document.

 Click Apply
 Click on The User And Click Edit
 User Properties Wizard Opens
 Click On General Tab

 Give the Name Of The User in The Caption Field

 Give The Password Same As User Name


 Click Apply

 Select The Next User In The List Box Available

 Provide The Required Details Of The User

 Click Apply
Creation Of Entities
 Click Objects -> Entities

 Entity is Found in The Work Space

 Right Click On The Entity And Click Edit OR Double Click The Entity.
 Entity Wizard Opens
 Click General Tab
 Give The Name Of The Entity In The Captions Field

 Assign The User In The User Field Box


Note: All the Users Will Be Available in the User List Box

 Click Apply Button


Addition Of Attributes To Entities
 Click Attributes Tab -> Add

 Add Attributes According To The Table And Do Not Add FK OR PFK OR


CFK Columns.
 Click On The Attribute And Click Edit
 Attribute Wizard Opens
 Click General Tab
 Give The Column Name in the Caption Field, Data Type in The Data
Type Field And Length Of The Field in The Length Field.
 Click Apply
 Go To Attribute List Box And Select Another Attribute And Give The
Details Of The Attribute.

 Fill Details Of All The Attributes Of The Table.


 Click OK.
Addition Of Primary Keys
 Click Keys Tab in Entity Wizard

 By Default We Find One Key for Every Table


 Click On The Key And Click Edit Button
 Key Properity Wizard Opens
 Click On General Tab
 Give The Constraint Name in The Caption Field
 Click Apply
 Click Attributes Tab

 Select The Primary Key Attributes

 Press Arrow Button To Get Selected

 Click Apply
 Click OK
 Primary is Added To The Table, Check in The Table

 Add Unique Constraint To All The Primary Key Columns


Participating Composite Primary Keys.
Adding Not Null Keys
 Click Entity Properties ->Attributes Tab
 Select The Attribute Which Has Not Null Constraint And Click Edit
 Attribute Properties Opens
 Check The Not Null Check Box

 Not Null Constraint Tab Appears, Click On The Tab


 In The Constraint Name Field Give The Name Of Not Null Constraint

 Click Apply
Adding Unique Constraint
 Click Entity Properties -> Attributes Tab
 Select The Attribute Which Has Unique Constraint And Click Edit
 Attribute Properties Opens
 Check The Unique Check Box

 Click Ok
 The Screen Navigates Back To Entity Proprieties
 Click On Keys Tab
 We Find The Unique Column
 Click On Unique Column

 Click Edit
 Key Properties Opens
 Select General Tab
 Give The Constraint Name in The Caption Field

 Click Ok
Adding Check Constraints To Attributes
 Click Entity Properties -> Attributes Tab
 Select The Attribute Which Has Check Constraint
 Click Edit
 Click Check Constraint Tab in Attribute Properties

 Click Add
 Add The Number of Check Constraints Available For The Attribute

 Click Apply
 Select The Check Constraint And Click Edit
 Check Constraint Properties Opens
 Click General Tab And Give The Constraint Name in The Caption Field

 Click The SQL Tab


 Enter The Check Code Of The Attribute
 Click On The Notes Tab And Give The Validation Description.

 Click Ok
 Screen Navigates Back To Attribute Properties
Note: Follow a Sequence Number for Naming Check Constrains For a
Particular Attribute

 Click OK
Note: Check The Sql Code Of The Table in Entity Properties -> SQL
Preview And Check The Check Code (especially Syntax Of SQL Code Given
By You).

Adding Check Constraint To Entity


 Click Entity Properties -> Check Constraints
 And Follow The Same Steps Of The Adding Attribute Check
Constraints.
Adding Triggers To Entities
 Click Entity Properties -> Triggers

 Click Add
 Add Number Of Triggers You Want To Add To The Entity

 Click Apply
 Select The Trigger And Click Edit
 Trigger Properties Opens
 Select General Tab And Give The Name Of The Trigger in The Caption
Field. E.g. TRG_TableName_ColumnName

 Check The Generate SQL Only Check Box.


 Copy The Sql Code Of The Trigger Which You Have Done in SQL Plus
and Paste in The SQL Tab

 Click Apply And Click Ok


Note: Check The Sql Code Of The Table in Entity Properties -> SQL
Preview And Check The Check Code (Especially Syntax Of SQL Code
Given By You.)
Add Relationships
Types Of Relationships:
 Identifier Relationship: The Relationship in Which the Identifier
Column of the Parent Table (Primary Key Column) is acting as a Partial
Identifier Column in The Child Table (PFK Columns) is Called As Identifier
Relation.
 Non Identifier Relationship: The Relationship in Which The Identifier
Column Of The Parent Table(PK Column) is Acting As Non Identifier
Column in The Child Table (FK Columns) is Called As Non Identifier
Relation.
 Identify The Relation Between The Tables
 Click On Objects -> Relationship OR Non Identifying Relationship

 Select The Relation


 Click On The Parent Entity And Drag The Relation To The Child
Table And Release The Mouse Button.
 A Physical Relation Will Be Established Between The Two Entities
 For A Self Relation Double Click On The Parent Table
Note: For Identifier Relationship There Exists a Straight-line
For Non Identifier Relationship There Exists a Dotted Line
 Name the Relationships with the Foreign Key Constraint Names
E.g. Identifier Relation CNS_ChildTableName_ChildColumnName_PFK
NonIdentifier Relation
CNS_ChildTableName_ChildColumnName_FK
 Right Click On The Relationship And Click Edit OR Double Click
 Go To General Tab And Provide The Name Of The Relation in The
Caption Field

 Click Apply
 Define The Referential Integrity Of The Relation
 Click Referential Integrity Tab
 Select The Parent Referential Integrity (Set Null, Cascade)

 Click Apply
 Check The SQL Code Of The Relation in The SQL Preview

 Click Ok
 Relationship Property Wizard Closes
Assign Permissions
 Assign Privileges To The Entity, If The Parent Entity And Child Entity
Are in Different Users.
 Double Click On The Parent Entity
 Entity Properties Wizard Opens
 Click On Permissions Tab

 Add A Privilege And Click Apply


 Click On The User (User Group) Column Press F2
 Select The Child User From The List Of Users Available
 Click Apply
 Select The Permission
 Click Edit
 Permission Propriety Wizard opens
 Select The References Status Column Press F2
 Select Grant From The List

 Click Apply And OK in The Permission Propriety Wizard


 Click Apply On The Entity Properties Wizard
 Click OK
Model Merge
 Merge All The Developers Models in To One Model Using Model Merge
Option.

 Open All The Models Of The Developers in The TOAD Data Modeler

 Activate The Source Model (Model To Be Merged).

 Click Model -> Simple Model Merge

 Merge Wizard Opens

 Select The Target Model (Model in To Which Source Have To Be


Merged).

 Click Merge

 After Merging Process is Finished, The Target Model is Activated.


 Check The Entities And Users After Merging in The Target Model.
Verification Of Model
 Click Model -> Verify Model

 Model Verification Wizard Opens


 Select What To Verify Tab
 Select Entities, Relationships

 Click Verify
 The Errors, Warnings And Hints Will Be Available in The Message Box
Below
 Check Those Errors And Warnings And Rectify Them Till The Errors
Are ZERO

 Arrange the Model Without Crossings And Save The Final Model
Generation Of DDL Script For The Model
 Open The Model In The Toad Data Modeler
 Click Model -> Generate DDL Script

 DDL Script Generation Wizard Opens

 Click On What To Generate Tab


 Select The Location Of SQL File And Provide The File Path Of The
Generated SQL File And Provide The Name Of The File.

 Select The Drop And Create Option


 Select Only Entities, Permission To Objects And Relationships From
The Objects List
 Select The Options Shown in The Images
 Click Generate
 The File Gets Generated in The File Location
 Check The File And Open And Check The Code
 Then Run The File in The Main User Of The Project.

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