Effortless Database Schema Management with DeZign for Databases

Efficiently generating and maintaining database schemas is essential for ensuring your applications run smoothly and reliably. DeZign for Databases simplifies this process with an advanced suite of tools designed to streamline every aspect of database development and maintenance. Whether you're building a new database from scratch or working with an existing one, DeZign has you covered.

Key Features

• Reverse Engineering: Build a comprehensive data model from an existing database, unlocking insights and improving documentation.
• Forward Engineering: Design and generate your database directly from your data model with just a few clicks.
• Synchronization: Keep your database and data model in sync with powerful comparison and synchronization capabilities.

Reverse Engineering

Transform your existing database into a detailed and clear data model with reverse engineering. Whether you connect directly to a database or import an SQL script, DeZign for Databases makes it easy to create visual representations of your database structure. It supports a wide range of databases, including Snowflake Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MS SQL Server. See the supported databases document for which databases a direct database connection is supported.

This feature is perfect for understanding legacy systems, improving database documentation, or preparing for database optimization projects.

Generating Databases

After designing your data model, DeZign for Databases enables you to generate a database or export SQL scripts for database creation.

It generates complete definitions for:

• Tables and views.
• Columns with default values and constraints.
• Primary and foreign keys.
• Indexes, stored procedures, triggers, and sequences.

For SQL databases like Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MySQL, and MS SQL Server, DeZign for Databases generates high-quality SQL scripts. For desktop databases such as MS Access, it can even create the database files directly.

Compare and Synchronize with Precision

DeZign for Databases offers robust tools for comparing and synchronizing your databases and models. With options for model-to-database, model-to-script, database-to-model, script-to-model, and even model-to-model comparisons, you have full control over your development process.

Key benefits include:

• Loading your database, SQL files, or archived models for comparison.
• Viewing detailed differences between your model and database.
• Deciding which changes to apply to keep your model and database aligned.

When updating your data model, DeZign for Databases retains the original diagram layout, ensuring consistency. For database updates, it generates database update scripts (ALTER scripts) or directly applies the changes to the database.