8.3. Create a New Relational View Model

To create a new empty relational view model:

In addition to creating a new empty relational view model, the following builder options are available:

This builder option performs a structural copy of the contents of an existing model to a newly defined model. You can choose a full copy or select individual model components for copy.

To create a new relational model by copying contents from another relational view model, complete first 4 steps from the Create a New Relational View Model section and continue with these additional steps:

This option is only applicable for creating a relational view model from a relational source model with the added feature of creating default transformations (SELECT * FROM SourceModel.Table_X) for each source table. The steps are the same as for the Copy from Relational View Model section described above.

There is an additional option in the second dialog window of the wizard which can automatically set the relational table's supports update property to false. If this is not selected, the default value will be true.