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Relationship Modeler Options

This section describes some of the common operations you will use when working with the relationship modeler.

Model Right-click Menu Options

You can edit your model using a combination of right-click menu options and the model Property Editor. Table 5-14 describes right-click options based on the functional area of the model diagram that is in scope.

Notable Data Model Options

Scope	Command	Meaning
Data Model	New Data Service	Allows you to create a new data service. After selecting a name and physical location for the data service, the service is created and placed on the diagram.
	Find Data Service	Locates a data service within your model.
	Select Router Type	Adjusts visual presentation of relationship lines based on the Manhattan model or shortest-path model.
	Generate Report	Creates either a Summary or Detail report in an Eclipse HTML-based page. The report describes data services in your model, their bilateral relationships, and a description of each data service.
Data Service	Open	Opens the currently selected data service in Design View (see Creating a Data Service).
	Create Relationship to Another Data Service	Dialog allows you to select from a list of data services in the model diagram. As with drawing a line between two data services, this option brings up the Relationship wizard. (See Using the Relationship Wizard to Create Navigation Functions.
	Add Related Data Service	The Add Related command is available when one or several data services are selected in the model. Add Related lists data services that contain navigation functions referencing your currently selected data source. Click on the service you want to add and then repeat the process to add other available related services, if any.
	Remove from Diagram	Removes the selected data service from the model diagram. Alternatively, use the Delete key. This operation does not affect the underlying data service.
	Refactor	Provides for either safe delete or renaming of the currently selected data service. This is comparable to operations available for a data service from the Overview tab.
	Associate XML Type	Provides a dialog where a different schema (XSD) file can be selected from the current project. Changing a schema type for a data service can affect its functions as well as its relationships to other data services.
	Manage Key...	Opens the Manage Key dialog box, allowing for modification of the key associated with the current data service.
	Delete Key...	Deletes any key asociated with the current data service.
	Add Operation	Adds an operation (function or procedure) to the currently selected data service.
	Show/Hide Native XML Types	Optionally displays/hides native types for elements representing physical objects associated with simple data types. Example: VARCHAR(25).
	Show Function Signatures	Displays/hides full read function signatures such as: getAddress() as element(Address)

Relationship lines connecting data services can be deleted by first selecting the line, then pressing Delete.

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