MySQL Bugs: #86141: Workbench 6.3 no longer offers PKs and FKs only table v in model diagram

Bug #86141	Workbench 6.3 no longer offers PKs and FKs only table v in model diagram
Submitted:	29 Apr 2017 16:44	Modified:	6 Jul 2017 18:02
Reporter:	Peter Brawley (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Verified	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench: Modeling	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	6.3	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Before 6.3 it did.

It's a serious usability issue.

How to repeat:
Create a model with a dozen or more tables, and try to get all relationships on screen.

Thank you for the bug report. I don't understand what are you reporting here, could you please provide a screenshot which shows that issue and the model project file so I will test with 6.3.9. Thanks in advance.

When a model has a score or more tables, we need a one-click method to switch between (i) seeing all columns in a sub-rectangle of the model, and (ii) seeing just table names and keys for the whole model while maintaining as much readability as model size allows; in mode (ii), adding a relationship would temporarily show all columns to pick a relationship key from. Now, getting a whole model on screen requires zooming down to unreadability, or editing model->options->diagram->max columns, which is cumbersome and not what's needed.

(Can't attach an img as requested in Contributions, apparently this isn't an open bug)

Thank you for the feedback. To attach a picture you use the Files tab (not Contributions) you can attach the file private if you wish). Thanks.

unreadable eer diag showing all tbls

Attachment: wb-nwib.png (image/png, text), 91.85 KiB.

Hello  Peter Brawley,

Thank you for your feedback.
Verified this behavior on MySQL Workbench in 6.3.9 version

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.

Screenshot

Attachment: 86141.JPG (image/jpeg, text), 193.67 KiB.

Miguel says he does not understand the problem. 

I don't understand what he doesn't understand. Put most simply, it's that when a model has many tables, say about 20 or more, the thing becomes unreadable. We need a one-click method to switch between seeing all columns/table and seeing just PK and FK columns/table.

IIRC WB once had this., The request is to make the feature available.

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[9 May 2:01] Miguel Solorzano

Thank you for the bug report. I don't understand what are you reporting
here, could you please provide a screenshot which shows that issue and
the model project file so I will test with 6.3.9. Thanks in advance.

This is actually a feature request. WB never had a one click solution to hide/show columns for all tables in a diagram.