Databases consist of tables, views and stored procedures, each of which represents a list of columns.
When a connection is established, you can expand the database connection node ( ) to see the subnodes representing tables, views, and procedures.
To browse a table:
The following table lists Services window icons and their descriptions.
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Table |
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Column |
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Column (Primary key) |
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Column (Unique key) |
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Index |
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Foreign key |
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Column in foreign key |
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View |
Click on an index node to see the list of the columns contained by that index.
Click on a foreign key node to see the list of the columns contained by that foreign key. A foreign key contains columns that reference another table's columns (usually primary keys).
Click the Views node to see the views on a given database.
View columns are dimmed to indicate that you cannot change the physical characteristics
of the columns in a view. However, you can change a view by dropping the view
and subsequently recreating it.
Select a Procedures node to view stored procedure names and their in and out parameters.