You can customize the shape or appearance of the tables, columns, joins, and cardinalities in the Structure pane. You have the following graphical options for the display of components in the structure pane:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Join shape | Joins can be represented as different types of simple lines, or as lines that include cardinality indicators such as crows feet ends, or cardinality ratios. |
| Best Side | When selected the join linking two tables is automatically evaluated as being better displayed on the left or right side of one table, ending on the left or right side of another table, and having the shortest length. |
| Tables | Tables can have 3D effect, show an aliased name, or show the number of rows. To display the number of rows in each table, you also need to refresh the row count by selecting View > Number of Rows in Table. This is described in the section Viewing the Number of Rows in Database Tables. |
| Columns | A column data type can be displayed next to the column. Key columns can be underlined, and columns can also be shown left justified in the table symbol, or centered. |
| Default number of columns | You can type the default number of columns that are shown in a table symbol. If a table has more than the default number, the table symbol appears with an ellipsis (...) at the end of the column list. When you click the table once, a scroll bar appears at the side of the table. |
| Center on selection | The view of the Structure pane based on a calculated center point. |