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Generate DDL For a Table

How To:

To generate DDL for a table, follow the steps below:

Step

Action

See Also

1

In the diagram, right-click on the table for which to generate DDL

The context menu displays

 

2

Select the Generate DDL option

The Generate DDL dialog displays

 

3

In the Path field, use the (  ...  )  (Browse) button to select the filename of the script to create

 

4

To include comments in the DDL, in the Comment Level field select the appropriate level

For example, Column for comments on columns, or All for comments on all structures

 

5

Select the checkboxes for the appropriate inclusions; for example, to include a 'drop table' command in the script, select the Create Drop SQL checkbox

Deselect the checkboxes for inclusions you do not require

 

6

To create the DDL, click on the Generate button

 

7

To view the output, click on the View button (you must configure a DDL viewer in the Local Settings dialog first)

 

Notes:

  • In the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, System Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, if security is enabled you must have Generate Source Code and DDL permission to generate DDL
  • Some checkboxes display only if the appropriate database is defined for the table; for example, IF EXISTS displays only if the database for the table is PostgreSQL, and SEQ_ and _SEQ radio buttons display only if the database for the table is Oracle
  • For a PostgreSQL database, you must select the Generate Sequences checkbox to enable auto increment columns to be created
  • If generating Oracle sequences, you must always select the Generate Triggers and Generate Sequences checkboxes - this ensures that a pre-insert trigger is generated to select the next sequence value to populate the column; also set the AutoNum property to True in the column properties
  • If generating Oracle sequences, to generate the sequence name and trigger name with the syntax SEQ_<sequence_name>  and TRG_<trigger_name>, select the SEQ_ option; conversely, to generate them with the syntax <sequence_name>_SEQ and SET_<trigger_name>, select the _SEQ option

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