DB Reverse

How to Install

1. 1. Download the Plug-in file by clicking the blue Download button at the top of this page.

1. 1. After the download is complete, drag the downloaded .jar file to an open instance of Astah. A pop-up will appear asking you to confirm installation, choose [Yes].

1. 1. If the pop-up below opens, restart Astah.
      
      The [Plugin] menu exists in Astah version 7.2 or later.

1. 1. If the [DB Reverse] option is added under [Tools], installation is complete!
      

How to Use

1. 1. Go to [Tools] – [DB Reverse].
      

1. 1. [DB Reverse] window opens. Configure the information to connect to a specific Database and then click [Connect].
      A JDBC driver is required. If you don’t have one, download the JDBC driver that fits your requirements.
      

      Optins under Connect using:

      

      Others [get schema]	Imports table information by schema
      Others [set category]	Imports table information by category

       

      Example: How to enter when connecting HSQLDB

      URL	jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost
      User	sa
      Password	xxxxx
      JDBC Driver	org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
      Driver path	C:\hsqldb-2.2.5\hsqldb\lib\hsqldb.jar

       

      Example: How to enter when connecting SQLServer

      URL	jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433/database name
      User	xxxxx
      Password	xxxxx
      JDBC Driver	com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
      Driver path	C:\xxx\sqljdbc42.jar

1. Table models will be imported. To generate an ER Diagram from the imported models, click [Auto Create ER Diagram] on the package’s pop-up menu.
   

Download Old Versions

Version	Update	Compatible with	Download
1.0.7	2016.10.13	Version 6.6.4 or later