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20. Database Design Tool - Entity Relation Diagram Tool

"DeZign for databases" ( http://www.heraut.demon.nl/dezign/index.html) is a database development tool using an entity relationship diagram. It visually supports the lay out of the entities and relationships and automatically generates SQL-schemas for most leading databases.

"DeZign for databases" supports the logical and physical data-level from a single specification achieved by using automatic foreign key migration at design-time. Multiple display options include entity/primary key/attributes inclusive foreign keys/attributes exclusive foreign keys. "DeZign for databases" also supports domains (user defined datatypes).

Reports generated by DeZign can be used for conveying complex designs in simplified format to managers at various management levels. You can generate reports, datadictionaries and databases by one simple click. The following databases are supported: Oracle, Interbase, IBM DB2, Sybase, MS Access (95/97/200), MS SQL Server, Paradox, dBase, Informix, SQL-Anywhere, MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Heraut "DeZign for databases" is at ( http://www.heraut.demon.nl)


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