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Create a New Subject Area in the Subject Area Editor

You can use the features in the Subject Area Editor to create a new subject area.

To create a new subject area

1. Click Subject Areas on the Model menu.

   The Subject Area Editor opens.

2. Click the New button on the toolbar.

   A new subject area is added to the Navigation Grid with a default name.

3. Work with the following options:

   Name

   Specifies the subject area name. You can change the name of the subject area in this field.

   Auto-populate

   Specifies to populate the new subject area with the objects of the current model.

4. Click the General tab and work with the following options:

   Common Properties

   Lets you specify the subject area author name and whether to filter dangling relationships from schema generation.

   Optional Theme

   Lets you specify the theme to apply to the subject area. The theme defines formatting styles to use, which include text font, diagram fill, and colors for subject area objects such as tables and relationships.

5. Click the Members tab and use the arrows to manually include the objects in the new subject area.
6. (Optional) Click the Definition tab to enter definition text to describe the subject area for documentation purposes.
7. (Optional) Click the UDP tab to specify any user-defined properties.
8. Click OK.

   The Subject Area Editor closes, and the new subject area appears in the Diagram Window.