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Welcome to MySQL Workbench Data Dictionary Plugin Generator!

This a plugin for MySQL Workbench Community Edition 6.x. This plugin allows you to generate an HTML data dictionary from the database schema selected in the application.

Installation

  1. git pull the following repository
  2. Open MySQL Workbench.
  3. Select the option Scripting → Install Plugin/Module.
  4. Browse to the repo directory and select the file datadict_script.py.
  5. After the success message, click on OK and restart Mysql Workbench.

Usage

  1. Open a database model file or create a new one (File → New Model).
  2. Go to Tools → Catalog → Generate HTML Data Dictionary .

Note that if your Model file has several schemas, you'll have to select the schema for which you want to generate the data dictionary first. To do this:

  1. Click on the MySQL Model tab.
  2. In the Physical Schemas section, click on the tab of a schema.
  3. Generate the data dictionary.

After this, an HTML data dictionary will be generated and displayed in your Web browser.