General Diagram Properties

The Diagram Properties tool can be called be selecting Diagram | Diagram Properties from the program menu, or by clicking on the Diagram Properties button on the Diagram toolbar.

Diagram Properties editor is a tool for setting basic diagram overview information and getting diagram numerical statistic. Diagram Properties editor also allows you to view diagram SQL preview.

General diagram properties

On General tab you can type auxiliary information about diagram creator, the diagram name and other. This information helps you to identify diagram. It will be displayed on the Stamp diagram object and in the diagram reports.

Project

Use this option to set a project name diagram belongs to. It may be a name of a system being developed. E.g. "Car Sales System", "Web Forum", etc.

Diagram

Use this option to set the diagram name. Note, that the diagram name will be displayed in the title of the Database Designer for MySQL and in the list of the opened diagrams in the Windows program menu. It is good practice to set the short and descriptive name.

Company

Use this field to set the company name that developed the diagram.

Author

Use this field to set the person name who develop the diagram.

Version

Use this field to set the diagram version. This helps you to identify the state of the diagram.

Auto increment version on save

Set this option on to enable automatic increment minor part of the diagram version on each diagram save.

I.e. change the version number from 1.0 to 1.1, 1.2, etc...

Created

This field shows you the date and time when diagram was created.

Updated

This field shows you the date and time when diagram was updated last time.