This action item enables you to create an EER Model from an existing live database. Clicking this action item launches the Reverse Engineer Database. This is a multi-stage wizard that enables you to select a connection to a live server, and select the schema and objects you wish to reverse engineer into your new model. This is a convenient way to see how an existing database is structured.

For further information about reverse engineering, see Section 7.7.9.2, “Reverse Engineering a Live Database”.