I've added notes to entities and columns within a DB diagram but how do you
include the notes in a print of the diagram?

Visio Professional doesn't have a way to print the NOTES for Entities or
Columns. There are no added reports, other than what you can see in the
diagram.

There is a version of Visio called Visio for Enterprise Architects, which
is not longer sold - but was bundled with Visual Studio 2005 Team editions.
The database solution in 'VEA' included additional reports. These reports
can include details such as Entity and Column level notes.

Please note : VEA is no longer available, and the version that was
included with VS2005 is based on the Visio 2003 version, Not on Visio 2007.
(No Visio 2007 version of VEA exists or is planned)


Barb Way
Product Support - Visio
Microsoft Corporation
[This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.]
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I've added notes to entities and columns within a DB diagram but how do you
include the notes in a print of the diagram?

Pleased to know that I wasn't missing where the notes could be output BUT
why is it still possible to input them if its then impossible to include them
on a view/report, whats the logic behind that? Surely it would be better to
not have the facility at all?


"Barb Way" wrote:

> Visio Professional doesn't have a way to print the NOTES for Entities or
> Columns. There are no added reports, other than what you can see in the
> diagram.
>
> There is a version of Visio called Visio for Enterprise Architects, which
> is not longer sold - but was bundled with Visual Studio 2005 Team editions.
> The database solution in 'VEA' included additional reports. These reports
> can include details such as Entity and Column level notes.
>
> Please note : VEA is no longer available, and the version that was
> included with VS2005 is based on the Visio 2003 version, Not on Visio 2007.
> (No Visio 2007 version of VEA exists or is planned)
>
>
> Barb Way
> Product Support - Visio
> Microsoft Corporation
> [This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.]
> --------------------
>
>
> I've added notes to entities and columns within a DB diagram but how do you
> include the notes in a print of the diagram?
>

Because the drawings can be opened in the VEA versions, from which you can
print Reports that contain the notes information. In team groups, some
users will have Professional, while others have the VS Team / VEA combo
installed, and they will have the ability to print Reports.


Barb Way
Product Support - Visio
Microsoft Corporation
[This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.]
--------------------

Pleased to know that I wasn't missing where the notes could be output BUT
why is it still possible to input them if its then impossible to include
them
on a view/report, whats the logic behind that? Surely it would be better to
not have the facility at all?


"Barb Way" wrote:

> Visio Professional doesn't have a way to print the NOTES for Entities or
> Columns. There are no added reports, other than what you can see in the
> diagram.
>
> There is a version of Visio called Visio for Enterprise Architects, which
> is not longer sold - but was bundled with Visual Studio 2005 Team
editions.
> The database solution in 'VEA' included additional reports. These
reports
> can include details such as Entity and Column level notes.
>
> Please note : VEA is no longer available, and the version that was
> included with VS2005 is based on the Visio 2003 version, Not on Visio
2007.
> (No Visio 2007 version of VEA exists or is planned)
>
>
> Barb Way
> Product Support - Visio
> Microsoft Corporation
> [This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.]
> --------------------
>
>
> I've added notes to entities and columns within a DB diagram but how do
you
> include the notes in a print of the diagram?
>