Importing field level definitions

Question

I have a model that was created by reverse engineering an Oracle database. This model is really small, about 400 columns, but I'd really like to get definitions of the columns and tables into this thing before it gets really big. Being an old-time data modeler, I know how to bulk import definitions into other modeling tools like Erwin and ER/Studio. But I'm just now trying to figure out SDDM.
Is there a way for me to bulk import definitions for all the columns and tables in the Relational model? i have the text already, just don't really have time to pound it in one column at a time.
Steve

Answer 1

Hi,
below is a script that do what you want but it imports from excel file into notes property. It works for logical model, entities and attributes. You need to change it for relational model, tables and columns. Also add code if you want to import comments and comments in RDBMS properties. Pay attention on the name of excel sheet - it's "Sheet 1". Also you need to create ODBC Data Source for your excel file- named "Excel_imp" in example below
Philip
var model;
function getAttribute(entities,ename,aname){
if(current!=null && current.getName().equals(ename)){
  return current.getElementByName(aname);
for (var i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
  current = entities;
if(current.getName().equals(ename)){
     return current.getElementByName(aname);
return null;
//====
var current;
model = model.getDesign().getLogicalDesign();
entities = model.getEntitySet().toArray();
java.lang.Class.forName ("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
// url - jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port:sid
//"user","pswd"
conn = java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Excel_imp", "", "");
stmt = conn.createStatement();
rset = stmt.executeQuery("select * from [Sheet 1$]");
if(rset!=null){
while(rset.next()){
entity_name = rset.getString(1);
attr_name = rset.getString(2);
descr = rset.getString(3);
if(descr!=null){
attr = getAttribute(entities,entity_name,attr_name);
if(attr!=null){
attr.setNotes(descr);
attr.setDirty(true);
rset.close();
stmt.close;