Re: Aqua Data Studio 11 Licence Key
Ania Cozzolino
Aqua Data Studio's settings, options, connection files and configurations are designed to be easily backed up, copied and modified. It is possible to transfer all or some of the files which are used for database server and SSH server registrations to another user or another computer. The locations of these files vary based on the Operating System.
Aqua Data Studio stores all application customizations and server registrations in the [USER_HOME]\.datastudio directory. [USER_HOME] is the home directory of the current user logged into the Operating System.
All database and ssh server connection configurations are stored in the \.datastudio\connections directory and sub-directories, with a connection file for each server in the appropriate directory. Users may exchange and share server connections by transfering individual files for each server.
If you've suddenly lost all of your registered servers, it's possible that an environment variable for your USERPROFILE changed recently. To check where Aqua Data Studio is looking for your connection files, click on the Schema Browser tree node "Local Database Servers" at the very top of the Schema Browser. At the bottom left of the Main Application window the status bar will indicate the path Aqua Data Studio is currently using for its connection files.
The path Aqua Data Studio uses is automatically picked up from the Windows environment variable named USERPROFILE. In a command prompt you can type "SET" and see a list of environment variables to double check the value.
You can change what Aqua Data Studio is using for a specific path if you pass this value to the JVM ( where C:\Documents and Settings\username is the location you've discovered for your lost connection files )
Welcome to Aqua Data Studio Documentation - Below you will find 6 quick steps to getting you started with Aqua Data Studio. Once you have your database query tool up and running, you may continue into the documentation to understand the different features of Aqua Data Studio.
1 Downloading - You can download the appropriate package for your operating system by logging into the Customer Support Portal or registering for a free trial. If you experience any download problems or just slow download speeds, please send an email to arch...@aquafold.com so that we may upgrade our servers and bandwidth.
3 Connecting to a database - Ready to connect? View the sample registration screenshots provided in the gallery for help with your specific database (registration/screenshots). If you still experience problems connecting to your database you should review the JDBC driver and the registration section of the documentation.
AD Studio server registrations are in [USER_HOME]/.datastudio/connections directory. You can copy your existing connections from one machine to another.AquaFold's documentation about copying registrations from one computer to another is here:
-Connection-files#copy
I initially only copied the connections folder and found none of my passwords worked anymore. Then I added the pfiles.properties file. That fixed the password problem, but when I tried to open a Query Analyzer window on any of my many MS SQL Server registered servers, I got an error: Id 18456, Level 14, State 1, Line 1 Login failed for user ''.
By copying the rest of the files and subfolders in the .datastudio folder (except for the history which I didn't need and the license files as I had to renew my license anyway), the error was cleared. Bottom line, copy the entire .datastudio folder to transfer your configuration to the new machine, as is documented in the aquaclusters Wiki link: "Copying this directory to a new computer copies all of your current ADS customizations and server registrations."
Any DBMS lacking this feature these days or no support available from third part tools can hurt its certain audience if not all. Wondering how? Imagine you have been asked to extend database design of an already built e-commerce web system or to design a custom payroll system, making it more complex you have to do it manually. Mapping each table, building relationships, implementing constraints and translating them back to business requirements can easily burn you out.
Aqua Data Studio is a database IDE and its ER modeler has bundled some really nice features up its sleeves. You can reverse engineer an existing database, quick search entities, annotate, compare ER models, forward engineer model in to the database, import database to ER model and generate HTML reports.
Dataedo can generate ER diagrams by its simple to use drag and drop feature. You can select custom columns to include in the diagram to be displayed. Its cross platform database server and engine diagram creation is surely an attractive feature. It supports reverse engineering and can document tables relationships in an efficient manner for missing FK constraints. All these features can be handy for querying, reporting services and database development. You can see more by dataedo for PostgreSQL on.
Dbscehma claims that no database or SQL experience required using its visual tool to manage a PostgreSQL database. It offers editing tables in the diagrams. You can create multiple layouts of the schema for a better understanding that can be saved and edited offline as well. It manages its own version of schema that can be deployed on multiple databases. It can print high quality layout images that can be exported in HTML5. Visit them for more PostgreSQL specific details.
DBVisualizer has a long and high profile clients list. It renders schema diagrams in a graph like a manner that generates all key constraints, using its reference graph feature. It has multiple layouts available for graphs i.e. Hierarchic, Organic, Orthogonal, or Circular to view table nodes and relations. These graphs can be zoomed, fit, animate and have a navigator pane for navigation. You can export in multiple formats and print as well. Above are few from its PostgreSQL supported features.
DBWrench with its forward and reverse engineering capabilities claims to provide an easy to manage database development. You can edit database objects directly in the diagrams thus no need to navigate between nodes and navigator helps you to manage large diagrams easily. It supports multiple ER notations and you can also generate HTML documentation of these diagrams.
Available under GPL Open System Architect is focused on data modeling at logical and physical levels. It supports ERD validation and documentation. It is free and could be worth trying if you are low on cash or a student.
An easy to use, open source and cross platform data modeler application for PostgreSQL. Some of the notable features but not limited to are, its ability to generate a model in four different ways and generate models from existing databases. To ensure no rules or references affected during export it incorporates model validation feature as well. Like many above it can export/import models and generate diffs for model comparison.
A Windows GUI admin tool for PostgreSQL development and management that support all PostgreSQL version from 7 to 10. An easy database object management system with handy schema designer feature that can easily reverse engineered database in to ER diagram. All objects are editable along with the support of adding more tables or defining new relationships between them.
Dbeaver is free community database tool and like all above supports multiple databases alongside PostgreSQL. It has a closed-source enterprise edition that is sold as a commercial license. DBeaver supports automatically generated ER diagrams on schema and table level. Diagrams can be exported in multiple formats. You can create custom ER diagrams as well that may contain any tables from any databases.
Toad data modeler by Quest offers data modeling feature for logical and physical models. You can build ER models and forward/reverse engineer the databases. Model comparison, synchronization and customization is also supported with detailed reporting. Features list is even bigger matching its price. Have a look here.
Valentina studio offers automatic ER diagram generation in its free version, for adding custom elements it requires upgrade to PRO version. Similarly free version supports reverse engineering but not forward engineering. It offers native applications and promise fast to work. Well, it is free and offers good features, worth trying.
A complete database IDE that supports multiple databases other than PostgreSQL. DataGrip offers a visual table editor and supports viewing tables and their relationships in an insightful diagram that can be exported later as images. To learn more about how PostgreSQL works with DataGrip, see details here.
Navicat is a well known name and a widely used database tool. Navicat Data Modeler is a standalone product that offers creating and converting conceptual business model in to logical relational model and finally in to physical model (database). You can create or customize ER diagrams from existing databases using reverse engineering feature or generate scripts using its forward engineering. A user friendly drawing tool to create database diagrams that can be exported later as PDF or image files. You can sync your models on cloud for easy access using integrated navicat cloud feature.
Here comes another big player. Erwin is in market for quite some time, a tested and trusted product and offers a wide variety of database related tools. Erwin data modeler is an integrated data modeling tool offering conceptual, logical, physical and dimensional modeling with forward/reverse data engineering, model comparison and export features. It has a comprehensive model reporting and centralize model management and collaboration system.
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