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Select Schema Generation Options (Forward Engineering)

For each option you select, the appropriate SQL statement is included in the DDL script, in the correct syntax for your target server.

To select schema generation options

1. Select the subject area for which you want to generate the schema. If you skip this step, the Main Subject Area is selected by default.
2. Click Forward Engineer, Schema Generation on the Tools menu.

   The Forward Engineer Schema Generation dialog opens.

3. (optional) If you are working with a customized option set, you can select it from the Option Set list or click Open to open an option set you saved as an XML file.

   Your selections are applied to the schema generation options.

4. Click the Options tab.

   The list of available option groups displays.

5. Select an option group from the <Database> Schema Generation list, then select the options for the schema from the Schema list.
   • To preview your schema DDL script, click Preview.
   • To change your schema generation options, click the Summary tab then select Edit Options. The options list displays the choices you made in the Options tab in a single tree.
6. Click Generate to generate the schema to the target server.