Explain structure visually
Use diagrams to show table relationships and reduce the need to reconstruct the model from raw SQL alone.
Database docs
Use ERD diagrams as lightweight database documentation.
Turn raw schemas into a clearer shared reference with visual relationships, sticky notes, and one workspace that engineers, analysts, and reviewers can understand faster than disconnected files.
Documentation workflow
Use the diagram itself as the shared reference.
Documentation is more useful when table relationships, reviewer context, and schema discussion stay attached to the same visual workspace instead of being split across files and screenshots.
Keep context near the tables
Leave notes, caveats, and review context close to the part of the schema they describe.
Share one documentation view
Give engineers, analysts, and reviewers one place to inspect the same structure instead of scattering documentation across screenshots and side notes.
Explain table purpose
Keep business meaning and structural context close to the entities that matter most in the diagram.
Reduce review friction
A shared visual reference cuts down the time spent translating between raw SQL, tickets, and disconnected notes.
Keep handoff cleaner
Hand the same workspace to reviewers, analysts, and engineers so documentation stays tied to the current schema version.