The New Diagram Wizard allows you to specify the data on which a
diagram is to be based and the initial look of the diagram. You can
then refine the styling by working in Style Editing mode, see Working in Style Editing mode.
To open the New Diagram Wizard, choose File>New
from Wizard. By default, this wizard is open when you run the
Designer; you can disable this behavior from the first page of the
wizard.
The New Diagram Wizard has the following
pages:
- Welcome page.
- Choose the Format of Data to Import, with a list of the data formats.
- Import Data, with browse facilities to import from a flat file or an XML file.
- Import Data from a JDBC Data Source.
- Define Mapping (for flat files and JDBC data sources only), with a preview of the property-column mapping and editing facilities.
- Edit Data Model.
- Select Diagram Type, with a choice of ways to arrange the diagram.
- Select Layout Theme, with a choice of customized layouts.This page only appears if you have chosen the Layout Diagram type.See also Graph Layout wizard.