How to create table relationships in Navicat?

Navicat offers two methods for generating table relationship diagrams.

Option 1:
Method 1: Utilize a data modeling tool.

1. Open Navicat and connect to your database.
2. Select “Data Modeling Tool” in the navigation bar on the left.
3. In the data modeling tool, click on the “create new” icon to generate a new data model.
4. Select the database in the newly created data model where you want to generate the table relationship diagram, then click on “Import Table”.
5. Choose the table you want to generate a relationship chart for in the pop-up window, then click “OK”.
6. In the data model, you will see imported tables and their relationships depicted in a graph.

Option 1:
Method 2: Utilizing an ER diagram (Entity Relationship Diagram)

1. Open Navicat and connect to your database.
2. Select the database for which you want to generate a relationship diagram in the navigation bar on the left.
3. Select “Tools” from the top menu bar, then choose “ER diagram”.
4. In an ER diagram, you have the option to either import tables from the database or manually create tables and relationships.
5. Click on the “Generate ER Diagram” button, and Navicat will generate a table relationship diagram based on your settings.

Regardless of the method you use, the generated relational diagram can be used for analyzing and understanding the relationships between tables in the database, as well as for making modifications and optimizations.