Create Data Dictionary

The essential steps to create a data dictionary are:

In the Workspace window, click .
Enter the name of the data dictionary.
Click OK.
A tab will open for you to edit the data dictionary.
Click .

Object Selection

In the list, choose objects to include in the data dictionary.

Navicat Data Modeler will generate the data dictionary contents based on the sequence of the objects on the list. You can select the objects and use the arrow buttons to change the order.

Theme

Navicat Data Modeler provides several templates for data dictionary files. You can choose the appropriate template and follow the remaining steps to customize your settings.

Layout Settings

You can adjust the layout of the template and view the preview on the left pane.

Option	Description
Cover
Include cover	Add a cover page.
Header Logo	Insert a preceding image in the header.
Header	Enter a header that appears once at the top of the cover page.
Title	Enter the title of the data dictionary.
Subtitle	Enter the subtitle of the data dictionary.
Remarks	Enter remarks that appear on the cover page.
Background Image	Default - Use the default background image. Custom - Insert a background image for the cover page. None - Explicitly not insert a background image.
Footer	Enter a footer that appears once at the bottom of the cover page.
Table of Contents
Include table of contents	Add table of contents to the data dictionary.
Header/Footer
Include breadcrumbs header	Add a breadcrumbs header that appears at the top of every page except the cover and table of contents.
Heading Font	Set the font style of the heading.
Subheading Font	Set the font style of the subheading.
Include left footer	Add a footer that appears at the bottom left of every page except the cover, table of contents and introduction.
Include page number in right footer	Add page numbers to the right footer of every page except the cover, table of contents and introduction.
Footer Font	Set the font style of the footer.
Main Content
Include Introduction	Add a page for introducing the data dictionary.
Introduction	Enter the introduction.
Font	Set the font style of the introduction.
Paper
Paper	Choose the paper size.
Orientation	Select a page orientation (Portrait or Landscape).
Margin (CM)	Set the margins of the document.

File Path

In this tab, set the export file path and other advanced options.

Option	Description
Export To File	Specify the path of the data dictionary file.
Append timestamp to file name	Append timestamp information to the file name to show when the file is created.
Overwrite existing file	Overwrite if the file already exists.
Continue on error	Ignore errors that are encountered during the generation process.

Message Log

After clicking the button, the Message Log tab will appear. It displays the success or failure messages and the file path information. Click the Open button to open the data dictionary file.