Re: Tool for database design documentation? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Steve Manes
Subject Re: Tool for database design documentation?
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Msg-id 42EBD592.5000900@magpie.com
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In response to Tool for database design documentation?  ("Jon Christian Ottersen" <jco@kvikkpass.no>)
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Jon Christian Ottersen wrote:
> We are trying to find a good way to document our database design – what
> is the rationale behind each table/field, what kind of information is
> each field supposed to contain, perhaps also something about the linking
> between the tables etc. Is there anybody who has some experience on
> this? Is the built in ‘comments’ fields in pgsql the best tool or are
> there any special tools that would be recommendable?

I prefer to use a third-party tool like Case Studio 2
(http://www.casestudio.com) for this.  Import your schema into CS,
document your various entities in the table/element/key/etc popups, then
Export everything to HTML.  CS generates pretty complete documentation.


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