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Manipulating Relationships in the Entity Relationship Designer


This topic describes how to manipulate relationships in the Entity Relationship Designer. You perform all tasks described in this topic in the Entity Relationship Designer.

To manipulate relationships in the Entity Relationship Designer

  1. To add a point to a relationship:
    1. Right-click a relationship, choose Edit, and then choose Add Point.
    2. Grab the point, and then drag it to a new position on the canvas.

      You can change the shape of a relationship. For example, you can add a right angle. This technique helps to avoid overlapping lines in a complex diagram.

  2. To hide the text labels of a relationship, right-click a relationship, choose Edit, and then choose Hide Text.

    You can hide the text label of a relationship, including the Relationship Name, End Name 1, and End Name 2.

  3. To move the name of a relationship, right-click a relationship, choose Edit, and then choose Move Text Back or Move Text Forward.

    You can change where Siebel Tools displays the text label for the name of a relationship. Note that you cannot change the location of the text labels for the End Name 1 and End Name 2 properties.

  4. To return text labels of a relationship to the default setting, right-click a relationship, choose Edit, and then choose Move Text to Default.
  5. To display a connection point, right-click the canvas, and then choose Connection Points.

    To hide connection points, choose Connection Points again to remove the check mark.

    A connection point is the point on an entity where the relationship connects. You can display or hide a connection point. For example, you can display connection points when you create an ERD and then hide them when you print an ERD.

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