Navicat Data Modeler Technical FAQs

Installation

• How can I install Navicat Data Modeler on Linux?

Connection

• When I try to establish connection to Dameng server in Navicat, I get an error message saying Dameng ODBC Driver is required. What is that and what should I do?
• When I try to establish connection to Snowflake server in Navicat, I get an error message saying Snowflake ODBC Driver is required. What is that and what should I do?
• When I try to establish connection to Snowflake server in Navicat (App Store Version), I get an error message saying Snowflake ODBC Driver is required. What is that and what should I do?
• When I try to establish connection to Snowflake server in Navicat (Flatpak Version), I get an error message saying Snowflake ODBC Driver is required. What is that and what should I do?
• Can I import existing Navicat (e.g. Navicat Premium) connection settings to Navicat Data Modeler?

Diagram Canvas

• How can I show the comments for tables or fields in the diagram?
• How to change the diagram's database type in Navicat Data Modeler?
• How many diagram notations are available in Navicat Data Modeler?

Reverse Engineering

• How can I import tables from other data sources in Navicat Data Modeler (e.g. Access)?

Forward Engineering

• How can I synchronize a model to different server types?

Useful Tips

• How do we design tables without using table designer?
• How does the field prediction work?