Visual LANSA Logical Modeler
Table of contents
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Visual LANSA Logical Modeler
- About this Guide
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1. Introduction to Data Modeling
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1.1 What is Data Modeling?
- 1.1.1 Proper Data Modeling
- 1.1.2 Logical Models versus Physical Models
- 1.1.3 Understanding Entities, Attributes and Elements
- 1.1.4 Understanding Attributes and Relationships When Modeling
- 1.1.5 Understanding Relationships
- 1.1.6 Results of Relationships
- 1.1.7 Identifying the Type of Relationship
- 1.1.8 Understanding Identifying Attributes
- 1.1.9 Relationship Guidelines
- 1.1.10 Understanding Shared Keys
- 1.1.11 Approaches to Data Modeling
- 1.1.12 Normalization
- 1.1.13 Training for Data Modeling
- 1.2 Conceptual versus Implementation Modeling
- 1.3 How Does LANSA Help with Data Modeling?
- 1.4 Conventions/Terminology
- 1.5 Overview of the LANSA Logical Modeler
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1.1 What is Data Modeling?
- 2. Getting Started
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3. Models
- 3.1 Creating a New Model
- 3.2 Opening a Model
- 3.3 Saving a Model
- 3.4 How Models are Stored
- 3.5 Switching Between Open Models
- 3.6 Model Views
- 3.7 Changing the Size of the Model Diagram
- 3.8 Navigating the Model Diagram
- 3.9 Positioning to an Entity or Abstraction on the Model Diagram
- 3.10 Printing the Model Diagram
- 3.11 Maintaining Unattached Elements
- 3.12 Adding Model Notes
- 3.13 Building the Model
- 4. Data Types
- 5. Entities
- 6. Elements
- 7. Relationships
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8. Abstractions
- 8.1 Abstractions and the Model
- 8.2 Abstractions and Other Objects
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8.3 Work with Abstractions
- 8.3.1 Create an Abstraction
- 8.3.2 Change an Abstraction
- 8.3.3 Delete an Abstraction
- 8.3.4 Specify Abstraction Objects
- 8.3.5 Another Way to Add Objects to an Abstraction
- 8.3.6 Another Way to Remove Entities from an Abstraction
- 8.3.7 Activate an Abstraction
- 8.3.8 Deactivate an Abstraction
- 8.3.9 Abstraction Notes
- 8.3.10 Building the Model while an Abstraction is Active
- 8.3.11 Hiding Complexity
- 9. User Views
- 10. Building a Model
- 11. Troubleshooting
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Tutorials
- LGM001 - View a Model
- LGM002 - Create an Entity
- LGM003 The Join Relationship
- LGM004 Conceptual Entities and the Includes Relationship
- LGM005 The Parent/Child Relationship
- LGM006 The Variant Entity and the Variation Relationship
- LGM007 User Views
- LGM008 Abstractions
- LGM009 Build the Model