Download the Plug-in file by clicking the blue Download button at the top of this page.
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].
If the pop-up below opens, restart Astah.
The [Plugin] menu exists in Astah version 7.2 or later.
If the [DB Reverse] option is added under [Tools], installation is complete!
How to Use
Go to [Tools] – [DB Reverse].
[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
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.