Pin Specification Window in ERD

By pinning, users can read those specification window of various model elements consecutively, no longer have to close the previous specification window and open new specification dialog box repeatedly. Reading the specification window of different entities in ERD now becomes an easy task.

The image below will be taken as an example for pinning an Entity Specification window:

ERD sample

ERD sample

  1. Let’s open Order’s specification window. Right click on Order entity and select Open Specification… from the pop-up menu.

    Open Order's specification

    Open Order’s specification

  2. When the Entity Specification window pops out, open Columns tab and click Pin button which is located on the top right corner of the window.

    Click Pin button

    Click Pin button

  3. As a result, the columns tab of specification dialog box is pinned. When you open the specification dialog box of another entity, the columns tab of specification dialog box is pop-up automatically.
  4. For example, we open Farm’s specification window. Right click on Farm entity and select Open Specification… from the pop-up menu.

    Open Farm's specification

    Open Farm’s specification

  5. Farm’s Columns tab of specification window is opened automatically as shown below:

    Farm's specification is opened

    Farm’s specification is opened

  6. Next, try to click Auto open specification when select button under Pin button. This button allows you to open specific tab of specification window by clicking the target entity.

    Click Auto open specification when select

    Click Auto open specification when select

  7. Let’s open, for instance, Cart’s specification window. Click on Cart entity and its Columns tab of specification window is opened.

    Click Cart entity

    Click Cart entity

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