Create a database diagram

Last modified: May 28, 2025

This section covers working with database diagrams in dbForge Studio. It explains how to create diagrams, search for text within them, and establish many-to-many relationships between tables to visually represent your database schema.

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Create a many-to-many relationship between tables

Find text on a database diagram

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