For this tutorial use the sakila database script found in the Example Databases section of the http://dev.mysql.com/doc/ page.

After downloading the file, extract it to a convenient location. Open MySQL Workbench and find the Reverse Engineer MySQL Create Script menu option by first selecting File and then Import. Find and import the sakila-schema.sql file. This is the script that contains the data definition statements for the sakila database. The file filter for the file open dialog window defaults to *.sql so you should only be able to view files with the sql extension.

If the file was successfully imported, the application's status bar reads, Import MySQL Create Script done. To view the newly imported script, expand the Physical Schemata section by double clicking the arrow on the left of the Physical Schemata title bar. Select the tab labelled sakila.

Yo may also wish to remove the default schema tab, mydb. Do this by selecting this tab and then clicking the - button on the upper right in the Physical Schemata panel.

To view all the objects in the sakila schema, you may need to expand the Physical Schemata window. To do this move the mouse pointer anywhere over the gray area that defines the lower edge of the Physical Schemata window. Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse to adjust the size of the window.

Once you've expanded the window, all the objects in the sakila database should be visible. Tables appear at the top followed by views and then routines. There are no routine groups in this schema, but you should see the Routine Groups section and an Add Group icon.

For a complete description of importing a MySQL create script see Section 7.5.9.1, “Reverse Engineering Using a Create Script”.