Remove tables from database diagrams (Visual Database Tools)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Analytics Platform System (PDW)

You can remove a table from your database diagram. Removing a table doesn't alter your database. The table and its relationships to other tables continue to exist in the database.

Remove a table from a database diagram

1. In your database diagram, select the table you want to remove.

2. Right-click the table and choose Remove Table from Diagram from the shortcut menu.

   -or-

   Press the Esc key.

   If the table has unsaved changes as a result of edits you made in the database diagram, a message prompts you to save the table before removing it.

The table is removed from your diagram but it continues to exist in the database.

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