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Comments in MySQL Workbench diagram


I have a schema designed in MySQL Workbench. I put descriptions in for the tables, and comments for columns and views.

I created a diagram, and I'd like to see the comments and descriptions in the diagram. Is there any way to do this? I noticed the tooltip shows the comment for the views, but not for tables or columns.


Solution

  • There's no way to show the comments of tables in the diagram. For documentation purposes you could add text notes to the diagram, however. Unfortunately, they won't be updated automatically, so you will have to copy the comments manually.

    In addition you can create a feature request so that such comments can optionally be displayed there.