Moving and resizing tables in the data model viewer
Moving tables
You can move the tables by dragging them on the canvas. The table positions will be saved when the app is saved.
You can lock the table layout (positions and sizes), by clicking
in the right part of the canvas. To unlock the table layout, click .It is also possible to arrange the layout automatically using the options under
in the toolbar:- Grid layout - to arrange the tables in a grid.
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Auto layout - to arrange the tables to fit in the window.
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Restore layout - to revert to the latest saved layout state.
Resizing tables
You can adjust the display size of a table with the red arrow in the bottom right corner of a table. Display size will not be saved when the app is saved.
You can also use the automatic display size options in the toolbar:
Collapse all - to minimize all tables to show the table name only.
Show linked fields - to reduce the size of all tables to show the table name and all fields with associations to other tables.
Expand all - to maximize all tables to show all fields in the table.