Generating and Exporting ER Diagrams in DBeaver for Database Documentation
Learn how to generate ER diagrams in DBeaver, tune their layout, export to SVG/PDF/GraphML, and save the diagram file for version‑controlled database documentation.
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Learn how to generate ER diagrams in DBeaver, tune their layout, export to SVG/PDF/GraphML, and save the diagram file for version‑controlled database documentation.
DBeaver's ER Diagram works live and offline from migration scripts, with force-directed and hierarchical layouts, filtering, and PlantUML/Mermaid exports for version-controlled docs. Includes a Flyway-to-Markdown pipeline and real-world limits on layout persistence, large schemas, and implicit FKs.