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From: Emi Lu <emilu@encs.concordia.ca>
To: Shahaf Abileah <shahaf@redfin.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Documenting a DB schema
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:47:13 -0500
Message-ID: <47CDB551.5010400@encs.concordia.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <082D8A131DF72A4D88C908A1AD3DEB22023B34F2@mail-1.rf.lan>
References: <082D8A131DF72A4D88C908A1AD3DEB22023B34F2@mail-1.rf.lan>

Hi,

> I'm looking for a systematic way to document the schema for the database
> behind our website (www.redfin.com <http://www.redfin.com/; ), so that
> the developers using this database have a better idea what all the
> tables and columns mean and what data to expect.  Any recommendations?

I am using Case Studio to document DB structures. I think it is pretty 
good tool.

http://www.casestudio.com/enu/default.aspx

To browse DB objects only, try DbVisualizer:
http://www.minq.se/products/dbvis/

- Ly



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