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Using Oracle Designer
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Analysis, Design
and
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Using Oracle Designer for Analysis, Design and Prototyping
Author: Jeffrey M. Jacobs
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Using Oracle Cesigner for Analysis, Design and Prototyping i
Copyright © 1999 Jeffrey Jacobs & Associates
Table of Contents, Volume I
Introduction _________________________________________________________ 1
Objectives __________________________________________________________________________________ 2
Oracle Method Overview_______________________________________________ 3
7 Stages of Oracle Method _____________________________________________________________________ 4
Overview of Entity Relationship Modeling_________________________________________________________ 5
Entities_____________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Attributes___________________________________________________________________________________ 7
Domains____________________________________________________________________________________ 8
Relationships (not Relations) ___________________________________________________________________ 9
Reading Relationships________________________________________________________________________ 10
Recursive Relationships_______________________________________________________________________ 11
Unique Identifiers (UID) ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Resolving M:M Relationships__________________________________________________________________ 13
Super/subtype Entity Structure _________________________________________________________________ 14
Arcs ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15
Transforming E/R Model to Relational Database Design_____________________________________________ 16
Super/subtype Design Choices _________________________________________________________________ 17
Functional Hierarchy Modeling ________________________________________________________________ 18
Elementary Functions ________________________________________________________________________ 19
CRUD ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20
Designer/2000 ______________________________________________________ 21
Repository Structure _________________________________________________________________________ 22
Two “Categories” of Elements _________________________________________________________________ 23
Element Text _______________________________________________________________________________ 24
Right Mouse Button (RMB) Menu ______________________________________________________________ 25
Designer/2000 Front Panel ____________________________________________________________________ 26
Oracle Designer Analysis Tools ________________________________________________________________ 27
Design Tools _______________________________________________________________________________ 28
Generators _________________________________________________________________________________ 29
Utilities ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30
Repository Administrator _____________________________________________________________________ 31
Repository Reports___________________________________________________________________________ 32
Report Browser _____________________________________________________________________________ 33

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Designer Lifecycle___________________________________________________________________________ 34
Key Analysis Element Definitions ______________________________________________________________ 35
Repository Object Navigator (RON)_____________________________________ 36
Meet RON _________________________________________________________________________________ 37
Running RON ______________________________________________________________________________ 38
Context Sensitive Help _______________________________________________________________________ 39
Creating New Application Systems______________________________________________________________ 40
Open Existing Applications ___________________________________________________________________ 41
Sorting Element Types _______________________________________________________________________ 42
Two Navigator View Modes ___________________________________________________________________ 43
Creating Elements/Objects ____________________________________________________________________ 44
Setting Properties ___________________________________________________________________________ 45
Textpad for Text Properties____________________________________________________________________ 46
Working with Multiple Elements Default View ____________________________________________________ 47
Multiple Elements in Spreadtable View __________________________________________________________ 48
Deleting Elements ___________________________________________________________________________ 49
Copying and Pasting Properties ________________________________________________________________ 50
Creating Associations/Usages __________________________________________________________________ 51
Deleting Associations/Usages __________________________________________________________________ 52
Right Mouse (RMB) Menu ____________________________________________________________________ 53
Customizing RON ___________________________________________________ 54
Customizing RON ___________________________________________________________________________ 55
RON Options_______________________________________________________________________________ 56
Setting Fonts _______________________________________________________________________________ 57
Setting Text Color ___________________________________________________________________________ 58
Sorting Elements by Property __________________________________________________________________ 59
Splitting Navigator Window ___________________________________________________________________ 60
View Group Mode ___________________________________________________________________________ 61
Working with Groups ________________________________________________________________________ 62
Creating Custom Groups______________________________________________________________________ 63
Creating New Groups ________________________________________________________________________ 64
Creating Views _____________________________________________________________________________ 65
Filtering Elements___________________________________________________________________________ 66
Hierarchy View _____________________________________________________________________________ 67
Collapsing/Expanding Nodes __________________________________________________________________ 68

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Navigation _________________________________________________________________________________ 69
Finding Elements in Current Navigator Window___________________________________________________ 70
Searching the Repository______________________________________________________________________ 71
Results of Search ____________________________________________________________________________ 72
Associated Usages ___________________________________________________________________________ 73
Pinning & Multiple Property Windows___________________________________________________________ 74
Reminder: Right Mouse Menu _________________________________________________________________ 75
Other Things to Explore ______________________________________________________________________ 76
Entity Relationship Diagrammer _______________________________________ 77
Objectives _________________________________________________________________________________ 78
Entity Relationship Diagrammer Features ________________________________________________________ 79
Running the Diagrammer _____________________________________________________________________ 80
Context Sensitive Help _______________________________________________________________________ 81
Shortcut Keys_______________________________________________________________________________ 82
Right Mouse Menu (RMB) ____________________________________________________________________ 83
File Manipulation ___________________________________________________________________________ 84
Changing Applications and Connections _________________________________________________________ 87
Navigating in the Diagram ____________________________________________________________________ 88
Window Manipulation________________________________________________________________________ 89
Fonts, Colors and Lines_______________________________________________________________________ 90
Selecting Elements __________________________________________________________________________ 92
Creating Entities ____________________________________________________________________________ 93
Moving and Resizing Entities__________________________________________________________________ 94
Including Existing Elements___________________________________________________________________ 95
Including Related Entities_____________________________________________________________________ 96
Creating Relationships _______________________________________________________________________ 97
Relationship Definition Dialog _________________________________________________________________ 98
Moving Relationships ________________________________________________________________________ 99
Doglegging Relationship_____________________________________________________________________ 100
Creating Arcs______________________________________________________________________________ 101
Deleting Elements from Repository ____________________________________________________________ 102
Cutting Elements from Diagram_______________________________________________________________ 103
Requery to Consolidate Diagram with Repository _________________________________________________ 104
Detailed ER Information _____________________________________________ 105
Entity/Attribute Detailed Dialog _______________________________________________________________ 106

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Entity Synonyms ___________________________________________________________________________ 107
Unique Identifier Definition __________________________________________________________________ 108
Attribute Definition (Part I) __________________________________________________________________ 109
Attribute Details ___________________________________________________________________________ 110
Attribute Values____________________________________________________________________________ 111
Entity/Attribute Text ________________________________________________________________________ 112
Domain Definition Dialog (Part I) _____________________________________________________________ 113
Domain Definition (Part II)___________________________________________________________________ 114
Domain Detail _____________________________________________________________________________ 115
Domain Definition Values____________________________________________________________________ 116
Advanced Diagrammer Features ______________________________________ 117
ERD Customization_________________________________________________________________________ 118
Summary Information in ERD ________________________________________________________________ 120
Printing Diagrams __________________________________________________________________________ 121
Navigating and Selecting by Name and Type_____________________________________________________ 122
Cutting, Copying and Pasting _________________________________________________________________ 123
Autolayout ________________________________________________________________________________ 124
Minimize Number of Pages___________________________________________________________________ 126
Rescale Diagram ___________________________________________________________________________ 127
Incorporating Other Objects in ERD____________________________________________________________ 128
Function Hierarchy Diagrammer (FHD) _________________________________ 129
Function Hierarchy Diagrammer Features _______________________________________________________ 130
FHD Customization_________________________________________________________________________ 131
File Menu_________________________________________________________________________________ 132
Creating New Diagrams _____________________________________________________________________ 133
Creating New Functions _____________________________________________________________________ 134
Adding & Removing Hierarchies from Diagram __________________________________________________ 135
Relocating Functions________________________________________________________________________ 136
Requery __________________________________________________________________________________ 137
Changing Hierarchy Focus ___________________________________________________________________ 138
Navigating by Name and Disjoint Legs _________________________________________________________ 139
Hybrid Layout _____________________________________________________________________________ 140
Vertical Layout ____________________________________________________________________________ 141
Horizontal Layout __________________________________________________________________________ 142
Vertical Layout Selection ____________________________________________________________________ 143

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Horizontal Selection ________________________________________________________________________ 144
Collapsing and Expanding Legs _______________________________________________________________ 145
Summary Information _______________________________________________________________________ 146
Detailed Function Definition__________________________________________ 147
FHD Detailed Definition Dialog _______________________________________________________________ 148
Function Entity Usage Dialog _________________________________________________________________ 149
Function Attribute Usage Dialog_______________________________________________________________ 150
Common Functions _________________________________________________________________________ 151
Business Function Text ______________________________________________________________________ 152
Business Function Trigger Dialog______________________________________________________________ 153
Business Units _____________________________________________________________________________ 154
Process Modeller___________________________________________________ 155
Features __________________________________________________________________________________ 156
“Common” Features ________________________________________________________________________ 157
Creating New Diagrams _____________________________________________________________________ 158
Customization _____________________________________________________________________________ 159
Creating Organizations ______________________________________________________________________ 160
Hiding Child Organization ___________________________________________________________________ 161
Resizing and Moving Organizations____________________________________________________________ 162
Creating Processes__________________________________________________________________________ 163
Creating Flows_____________________________________________________________________________ 164
Creating Stores ____________________________________________________________________________ 165
Creating Triggers & Outcomes ________________________________________________________________ 166
Process Specific Information__________________________________________________________________ 167
Store Specific Information____________________________________________________________________ 168
Flow Specific Information____________________________________________________________________ 169
“Main” Information_________________________________________________________________________ 170
Resource Information _______________________________________________________________________ 171
Text _____________________________________________________________________________________ 172
View Options______________________________________________________________________________ 173
Symbol Mode______________________________________________________________________________ 174
Enhanced Symbol Mode _____________________________________________________________________ 175
Multimedia Features ________________________________________________ 177
Iconic Mode_______________________________________________________________________________ 178

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Specifying Multimedia ______________________________________________________________________ 179
Selecting Multimedia _______________________________________________________________________ 180
Configuring Multimedia _____________________________________________________________________ 181
Video ____________________________________________________________________________________ 182
Images ___________________________________________________________________________________ 183
User Commands ___________________________________________________________________________ 184
Animation_________________________________________________________ 185
Animation ________________________________________________________________________________ 186
Animation Options _________________________________________________________________________ 187
Controlling Animation ______________________________________________________________________ 188
ANDed Flow Blocking ______________________________________________________________________ 189
Advanced Features _________________________________________________ 191
Advanced Configuration Overview_____________________________________________________________ 192
Reports___________________________________________________________________________________ 193
Exporting_________________________________________________________________________________ 194
CRUD and the Matrix Diagrammer_____________________________________ 195
Creating “CRUD” __________________________________________________________________________ 196
Matrix Diagrammer Features _________________________________________________________________ 197
Creating a Diagram_________________________________________________________________________ 198
Settings for Displaying Rows & Columns________________________________________________________ 199
Changing Order of Displayed Properties ________________________________________________________ 200
Determining Associations’ Displayed Properties __________________________________________________ 201
Working with Elements______________________________________________________________________ 202
3-Dimensional Matrix_______________________________________________________________________ 203
Selecting Elements _________________________________________________________________________ 204
Colors and Fonts ___________________________________________________________________________ 205
Pinning and Unpinning Property palette_________________________________________________________ 206
Iconic View _______________________________________________________________________________ 207
Full Size Mode_____________________________________________________________________________ 208
Summary Information (Printed, Not Displayed)___________________________________________________ 209
Force Element Deletion______________________________________________________________________ 210
Validation and Verification Reports ____________________________________________________________ 211

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Table of Contents, Volume II
Default Database Design ______________________________________________ 1
Database Design Overview _____________________________________________________________________ 2
Database Design Steps_________________________________________________________________________ 3
Transformation from E/R Model to Database Design_________________________________________________ 4
Database Design Transformer Welcome___________________________________________________________ 5
Database Design Transformer Dialog_____________________________________________________________ 6
Transformer Settings - Database_________________________________________________________________ 7
Transformer Settings – Keys____________________________________________________________________ 8
Transformer Settings - Other ___________________________________________________________________ 9
Transformer Run Options _____________________________________________________________________ 10
Examine Run Set____________________________________________________________________________ 11
Run Dialog_________________________________________________________________________________ 12
Column Attribute Mappings ___________________________________________________________________ 13
UID Primary Key Mappings ___________________________________________________________________ 14
Relationship Foreign Key Mappings_____________________________________________________________ 15
Foreign Key Index Mappings __________________________________________________________________ 16
Intro to Design Editor ________________________________________________ 17
Design Editor Overview ______________________________________________________________________ 18
Tailoring for Professional Use__________________________________________________________________ 19
Wizalogs __________________________________________________________________________________ 20
Disabling Dialogs ___________________________________________________________________________ 21
Property Palette _____________________________________________________________________________ 22
Property Palette Customization_________________________________________________________________ 23
Property Palette Spread Table __________________________________________________________________ 24
Design Editor Navigator ______________________________________________________________________ 25
Navigator Usages____________________________________________________________________________ 26
Creating Elements___________________________________________________________________________ 27
Fast Creation _______________________________________________________________________________ 28
Deleting Elements ___________________________________________________________________________ 29
Detailed Database Design ____________________________________________ 30
Schema Metamodel __________________________________________________________________________ 31
Database Definition__________________________________________________________________________ 32
User/Schema Definition ______________________________________________________________________ 33

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Adding Schema Objects to User/Schema _________________________________________________________ 34
Sequence Definition Dialog (Server Model)_______________________________________________________ 35
Sequence Implementation (DB Admin) __________________________________________________________ 36
Table Definition Properties (Various)____________________________________________________________ 37
User Help Text______________________________________________________________________________ 38
Table Implementation (DB Admin) _____________________________________________________________ 39
Column Definition (Server, Module) ____________________________________________________________ 40
Column Display Properties ____________________________________________________________________ 41
Column Derivation, Autogeneration_____________________________________________________________ 42
Column Derivation, Validation, Help____________________________________________________________ 43
Column Allowable Values_____________________________________________________________________ 44
Primary Key Constraint_______________________________________________________________________ 45
Primary Key Columns ________________________________________________________________________ 46
Foreign Key - Referential Integrity and Actions____________________________________________________ 47
FK Columns________________________________________________________________________________ 48
Check Constraint____________________________________________________________________________ 49
Access ____________________________________________________________________________________ 50
Indexes____________________________________________________________________________________ 51
Defining Views _____________________________________________________________________________ 52
View Definition Properties ____________________________________________________________________ 53
View SELECT Text__________________________________________________________________________ 54
View WHERE Text __________________________________________________________________________ 55
View Column Properties ______________________________________________________________________ 56
Selecting Base Column _______________________________________________________________________ 57
Server Model (Data) Diagram) _________________________________________________________________ 58
Creating Diagrams from Existing Objects ________________________________________________________ 59
Database Generation ________________________________________________ 60
Server/DDL Generator Features ________________________________________________________________ 61
DDL Generator Object Selection Tab ____________________________________________________________ 62
DDL Generator Options Tab___________________________________________________________________ 63
Additional Options __________________________________________________________________________ 64
Generator Message Windows __________________________________________________________________ 65
Generator for Reference Tables_________________________________________________________________ 66
User Help Text______________________________________________________________________________ 68
Generating Help ____________________________________________________________________________ 69

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Application Design __________________________________________________ 70
Features of Generated Forms___________________________________________________________________ 71
Application Design Transformer________________________________________________________________ 72
Module Acceptance __________________________________________________________________________ 73
Refining Module Detail _______________________________________________ 75
Module Definition Properties __________________________________________________________________ 76
User Help__________________________________________________________________________________ 77
Module Meta-Model _________________________________________________________________________ 78
Basic Component Properties ___________________________________________________________________ 79
Detailed Table Usage_________________________________________________________________________ 80
Detailed Column Usage_______________________________________________________________________ 81
DCU Display Properties ______________________________________________________________________ 82
Ordering, Help______________________________________________________________________________ 83
Form Generation ____________________________________________________ 84
Basic Form Generation _______________________________________________________________________ 85
Form Option (Source Destination) ______________________________________________________________ 86
Compile Tab (Destination of Executable)_________________________________________________________ 87
Run Options Tab ____________________________________________________________________________ 88
Template Options Tab________________________________________________________________________ 89
Other Options Tab___________________________________________________________________________ 90
Generator Runtime Dialog ____________________________________________________________________ 91
Error Processing ____________________________________________________________________________ 92
Basic User Preferences _______________________________________________________________________ 93
Generator Preference Palette___________________________________________________________________ 94
Sample Preferences __________________________________________________________________________ 95
Table Links_________________________________________________________ 96
Anatomy of a Form __________________________________________________________________________ 97
Master/Detail with Lookups ___________________________________________________________________ 98
Table Links Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 99
Define Basic Functionality in Module Diagram ___________________________________________________ 100
More Features _____________________________________________________________________________ 101
Display View ______________________________________________________________________________ 102
Navigator Tips_____________________________________________________________________________ 103
Tips for Display Mode_______________________________________________________________________ 104

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Displaying Additional Properties ______________________________________________________________ 105
Generate Default Links ______________________________________________________________________ 106
Descriptors________________________________________________________________________________ 107
More on DCU/Items and Foreign Keys__________________________________________________________ 108
Employee with Lookups _____________________________________________________________________ 109
Department/Employee Master/Detail ___________________________________________________________ 110
Master/Detail Detail ________________________________________________________________________ 111
Chained Lookups___________________________________________________________________________ 112
Chained Lookup Notes ______________________________________________________________________ 113
Matrix Form ______________________________________________________________________________ 114
Overview of Block Positioning and Layout_______________________________________________________ 115
Generating Oracle Reports___________________________________________ 116
Report Features ____________________________________________________________________________ 117
Report Module Properties ____________________________________________________________________ 118
DTU Properties ____________________________________________________________________________ 119
Report Column Properties____________________________________________________________________ 120
Copying Modules (and Other Elements)_________________________________________________________ 121
Report Linking ____________________________________________________________________________ 122
Generating Reports _________________________________________________________________________ 123
Report Generator Options ____________________________________________________________________ 124
Report User Preferences _____________________________________________________________________ 125
Sample Preferences for Reports________________________________________________________________ 126
Overview of Summary Functions ______________________________________________________________ 127
Default Menu Design and Generation __________________________________ 129
Menu Overview ____________________________________________________________________________ 130
Default Menu Design _______________________________________________________________________ 131
Module Acceptance _________________________________________________________________________ 132
Generate Application Menu __________________________________________________________________ 133
Problems with Menu Generation?______________________________________________________________ 134
Menu Customization via Structure Diagrammer __________________________________________________ 135
In 5 Days... ________________________________________________________ 136
You built a complete application system with database, Forms, Reports and Menus including:______________ 137
What You Didn’t Do... ______________________________________________________________________ 138

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Table of Contents, Exercises
Introduction _________________________________________________________ 1
Lab 1 - Objectives________________________________________________________________ 2
Lab 2 - CONSART Systems _______________________________________________________ 3
Strategy and Analysis Stage Labs_______________________________________ 4
Lab 1 - Introduction ______________________________________________________________ 5
Lab 2 - Create and Set Working Directory_____________________________________________ 6
Lab 3 - Meet RON _______________________________________________________________ 7
Lab 4 - Examine User Interface Features (Optional) _____________________________________ 8
Lab 5 - Create E/R Diagram________________________________________________________ 9
Lab 6 - Add Detailed Information, Attributes and Domains_______________________________ 10
Lab 7 - Experiment with ERD User Interface (Optional) _________________________________ 12
Lab 8 - Create Function Hierarchy Diagram __________________________________________ 13
Lab 9 - Experiment with Function FHD User Interface (Optional) _________________________ 14
Lab 10 - Detailed Function Definition ________________________________________________ 15
Lab 11 - Process Modelling ________________________________________________________ 16
Lab 12 - Create and Refine Function/Entity CRUD______________________________________ 17
Lab 13 - Create and Refine Function/Attribute CRUD ___________________________________ 19
Lab 14 - Define Business Units _____________________________________________________ 20
Lab 15 - Run Quality Assurance Reports______________________________________________ 21
Database Design Stage Labs __________________________________________ 22
Lab 1 - Create Default Database Design _____________________________________________ 23
Lab 2 - Refine Database Design ____________________________________________________ 24
Lab 3 - Run Quality Assurance Reports______________________________________________ 27
Lab 4 - Generate Database ________________________________________________________ 28
Application Design Stage Labs ________________________________________ 29
Lab 1 - Create and Refine Application Design _________________________________________ 30
Application Generation Labs __________________________________________ 31
Lab 1 - Generate Simple Forms ____________________________________________________ 32

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Application Generation Labs __________________________________________ 31
Lab 1 - Generate Simple Forms_________________________________________________________ 32
Lab 2 - Generate Complex Forms _______________________________________________________ 33
Lab 3 - Generate Reports______________________________________________________________ 34
Lab 4 - Design and Generate Menu Application ____________________________________________ 35

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