Developing Database Structure

The Database Designer provides tools to help you create and maintain the structure of the database.  The Table Designer devotes an entire window to the design of an individual table.  For more information about database and table structure, see Database Development and the Visual Database Tools.

For details about the specific steps in developing database structure, see the following topics:

• Working with Databases
  
• Working with Tables
  
  
• Working with Columns
  
  
• Working with Keys
  
  
• Working with Relationships
  
  
• Working with Indexes
  
  
• Working with Constraints
  
  
• Working with Scripts