Hello,

Steve Callan of Database Journal.com wrote a review for Toad Data Modeler. Let me quote a part of his article:
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“Quest Software has hit the ball out of the park with its Toad Data Modeler 3 (TDM) application. Ease of use, a huge amount of functionality, and an outstanding support base all combine to make TDM a superb product. Every once in a while you get lucky enough to run across a product that makes you say, “Wow,” and that’s what I said about two minutes into running TDM.”
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Well, he seems to be impressed by Toad Data Modeler…

Feel free to read the review at:
http://www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3754671

Enjoy!

Regards,

Vladka

Hello,

Today I’d like to share a few helpful tips for page format settings and model print. I’ve called it “Seven times YES” and hope you’ll appreciate them.
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1. Can you resize the page to include more or less entities on a printed page?
Yes. Select File | Page Format and change the size. The settings here are taken for Print then.

2. Can I turn off the display of page boundaries?
Yes. Select Settings | Options | Graphics | clear the Visible Page Boundaries checkbox. (Note: Available in Beta 3.2.3.9.)

3. Can I customize the page size?
Yes. See the Page Format dialog | Scale area | from the Page box, select Custom. Define Height and Width on the right.
The measure unit in TDM is millimeter (mm). 1 foot = approx. 300 mm, 4 feet = approx. 1200 mm.

4. Is there an option to fit an ERD to one page?
Yes. In the Page Format dialog, select the Fit to Page checkbox.

5. Is there a way to print the model much faster?
Yes. Disable graphical options in Workspace Format dialog for much faster print performance.
(Gradient Effect, Graphical Display of Keys etc.)

6. Is Print to PDF Possible?
Yes. You may try to print your ER diagram  to PDF using “PDF printer”. Note: Not all PDF printers are supported.

7. Can I turn off the display of the box around the ERD and page identifier for the model print?
Yes. Select File | Print | Settings tab | clear the Print Frame and Print Page Number checkboxes.
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If you have any questions or remarks, please feel free to write me.

Take care,

Vladka
 

Hello,

Let me announce another release of Toad Data Modeler BETA - version 3.2.3.9.

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Enhancements in Beta 3.2.3.9:
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- Enhanced detection of errors
- Model Explorer - new option ‘Sort Alphabetically’
- Enhancements for Oracle 11g, 10g, 9i and MS Access 2000/2002/2003 databases
- More than 10 resolved issues, for example:  - option to set up a default data type for attributes, dictionary types and domains,  - Word Wrap function on tabs After Script and Before Script etc.

The BETA 3.2.3.9 Release Notes document is available at:
http://modeling.inside.quest.com/entry.jspa?externalID=1971&categoryID=29

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BETA Download
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Download the new Beta from:
http://modeling.inside.quest.com/ann.jspa?annID=150
Uninstall of the previous Beta version is NOT necessary.

Please download the latest Beta and test its enhancements and resolved issues.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Vladka & TDM Team

Hello,

How are you doing? I hope that you’re fine today and interested to learn about some other tips you can use in Toad Data Modeler. This time, I’d like to provide you with several quick tips for your large model.

1. Speed Up the Application

During the installation process, do not install database systems that you do not use.
Example: If you use only Oracle database, install only support for Oracle database.

2. Divide Your Large Model

You can divide your large ER diagram into Workspaces (WS). First WS is called All Items. This WS is meant as the main model and contains all objects of your model. You can create other workspaces and add there only some objects.
Example: Videorental sample model has besides the All Items WS also Ordering WS, Borrowing WS etc.

3. Work in the Same Workspace Concurrently

If you need to work with objects placed in different places of one workspace, you can open another Designer of the same WS - right-click the selected WS | Open Designer.
You can undock the Designer and use it concurrently on another monitor, for example.
Example: Open several Designers of one WS, display different parts of the same WS or the same objects of the WS in a different zoom. Feel free to work with them. 

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Hello,

Today I’d like to show you some ways how to find a particular entity in Workspace.

Example A:

- You need to find an entity of which whole name you don’t remember. You only know there is a word “rating”.
- You know on which Workspace (WS) the entity is. OR Your model has only one WS.

Steps:
1. Open the model and activate particular Workspace.
2. Press CTRL + F (Edit menu | Find).
3. Type the entity name.
You can use e.g. the following search string: *rating or only rat*, *ting etc.
Another search string: ?rating
* - for unlimited number of characters,
? - for one character.

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Hello,

Just a quick note to inform you that I’ve put together the parts of the series about Relationship Lines, updated them for latest Beta 3.2.2.22 and published as .pdf file at:
http://modeling.inside.quest.com/entry.jspa?externalID=1941&categoryID=159

Feel free to download it.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write me via the Modeling community. Thanks!

Regards,

Vladka