The Relational Model feature in TimeTonic gives you, at a glance, the complete map of your workspace: relationships between tables, selection fields and key dependencies are displayed visually. Ideal for documenting and maintaining your data, this compact view lets you:
audit the consistency and clarity of an existing base
design, from the start, a solid and well-structured business database
quickly identify critical links to avoid any configuration errors
Bottom line: a clearer, more reliable architecture that’s far easier to evolve.
1️⃣ From the workspace base: click the data-schema icon in the top bar to display the global map.
2️⃣ From a table: open the table menu (icon ⋮) and choose " Relational model"
for a view centered on that table.
| ⁉️ From a table, you get all the tables linked to that table, but you do not get the tables that are not linked. |
Workspace & controls
1) Side panel of tables: check/uncheck tables to clean up the diagram.
2) Search: enter a table name to locate and center it.
3) Export: generate a PNG, SVG or PDF export of the schema for documentation.
4) Default view: selector of the default or previously saved layout.
5) New view: ➕ create a new view and save your layout and the settings applied to the schema.
6) Navigation tools: magnifier and slider to zoom in/out.
7) Recenter: recenters the tables on the middle of the canvas.
8) Options menu to access settings:
- ☀︎ Enable Dark Mode
- 🔗 Show only “Link to table” fields to map relationships
- 🔒 Lock position and zoom on the canvas
9) Table card: with the list of fields + column-type icons to ease identification.
10) Links between tables: arrows representing “Link to table” fields and “selection list from another table”
11) Save layout : Save and keep your layout for reuse.
Each field now displays an icon matching its type (Text, Number, Date, Selection, Link to table, etc.).
Result: faster reading and visual identification of key fields.
1️⃣ Column-type icon
2️⃣ Column name
3️⃣ Table title
4️⃣ Link columns 🔗 are shown as black lines
5️⃣ Selection fields are shown as red dashed arrows
When you click a table card in the relational schema, a contextual menu opens. It lets you act quickly on the selected table without leaving the schema view.
- 🔗 Open in a new tab: opens the table in a new tab for detailed exploration.
- 🙈 Hide table: hides the table from the relational schema to simplify the view.
- ⬇️ Collapse: reduces the card to show only the table title.
- ⬆️ Expand: enlarges the card to display the full list of fields again.
👉 This menu lets you quickly adjust the readability of the schema depending on your needs—either by focusing on certain tables or by accessing their content directly.
• Clearly name your tables and fields (consistent prefixes, singular/plural).
• Visually group tables from the same domain (e.g. Support, CRM, HR).
• Use Show only fields to map relationships, then Lock position to freeze the layout.
• Create a clean capture for your guides and presentations via the built-in export/capture tool.
ℹ️ Changes to the table organization applied to the template are saved specifically on the user's screen.
‼️ This option is only accessible to administrators and on source notebooks. Not available in mirror spaces.