Double clicking the Add Routine Group icon in the Physical Schemata section of the MySQL Model page adds a routine with the default name of routines1. If a routine group with this name already exists, the new routine group is named routines2.

Adding a new routine group automatically opens the routine groups editor docked at the bottom of the application. Using the routine groups editor is described in Section 7.5.4.2.3, “The Routine Group Editor”.

Right clicking a routine group opens a pop-up menu with the following options:

The Edit Routine Group... option opens the routine group editor. Using the routine group editor is described in Section 7.5.4.2.3, “The Routine Group Editor”.

The cut and paste options are useful for copying routine groups between different schemata.

Deleting a routine group from the MySQL Model page removes the group but does not remove any routines contained in that group.

Any routine groups added to the Physical Schemata also show up in the Catalog palette on the right side of the application. They may be added to an EER Digram by dragging and dropping them from this palette.

Routine groups can also be added to an EER Diagram using the Routine Groups tool on the vertical toolbar. To do this make sure that the EER Diagram tab is selected, and right click the routine groups icon on the vertical toolbar. The routine groups icon is immediately above the lowest toolbar separator.

Clicking the mouse on this icon changes the mouse pointer to a routine group pointer. You can also change the mouse pointer to a routine pointer by pressing the G key.

Choosing the Routine Group tool changes the contents of the toolbar that appears immediately below the menu bar. When the Routine Groups pointer is active, this toolbar contains a drop down list box of schemata and a drop down color chart. Use these list boxes to select the appropriate schema and color accent for the new routine group. Make sure that you associate the new routine group with a database. The color of your routine group can easily be changed later using the Properties palette.

Create a routine group by clicking anywhere on the EER Diagram canvas. This creates a new routine group with the default name routines1. To revert to the default mouse pointer, click the arrow icon at the top of the vertical toolbar.

Right clicking a routine group opens a pop-up menu. With the exception of the delete option and rename options these menu options function as described in Section 7.5.4.2.1, “Adding Routine Groups to the Physical Schemata”. There is no rename option and the behavior of the delete option is determined by your MySQL Workbench options settings. For more information, see Section 5.4.4, “The Model Tab”.

You can invoke the routine group editor by double clicking a routine group object on the EER Diagram canvas or by double clicking a routine group in the Physical Schemata section on the MySQL Model page. Doing this opens the routine group editor docked at the bottom of the application. Double clicking the title bar undocks the editor. Do the same to redock it. Any number of routine groups may be open at the same time. Each additional routine group appears as a tab at the top of the routine editor,

There are two tabs at the bottom of the routine editor, the Routine group and the Privileges tabs. Navigate between different tabs using the mouse or from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Tab.