Re: From database to graphical structure schema

Oracle Designer will do this for you

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Regards

Jason

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  Jason Pepper - Enterprise Internet Tools Product Management
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Tim Blommerde <T.Blommerde_at_its.tudelft.nl> wrote in message
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> Dear Oracle users and administrators,


>

> Since a few weeks I've been assigned as Oracle administrator at the small

> software company I work for.  This because our former Oracle guru

 suddenly,


> after 10 years, decided to finally complete his computer science degree.


 I


> was assigned because I used to do all the coding that involved SQL and


 query


> writing.  So now I'm faced with a rather difficult and complicated task, I


> doubt I will master in a few weeks.

>

> One of the first things I'd like to do now, besides grabbing a couple of

> good Oracle books and starting skimming through them, is making a good,

> graphical map of the currently used databases.  Our former dba did not

> really like documentation and used to have everything in his head.  But

> because I can't detach and use his head without killing the man, I'd like

 to


> make good, preferably graphical, documentation on the used tables, their


> primary keys, relations, constraints etc.  So here comes my question.  Are

> there any tools that make it easier to do such a thing, without having to

> use Star Office for creating nice boxes, arrows, information and other

> things.  Is there maybe a tool which can create a database layout from

 just


> connecting the tool to the database?


>

> Hopefully you can help me, and if not, atleast thanks for reading.

>

> Yours sincerely,

> T.Blommerde

>

>