Forms: Table
A Table is a reference to an external database table object.
Form: Table Details List
There are two forms of the Table list:
- Detailed list - Shows the table name plus other (database specific) details
- Simple list - Just shows the table names
In both cases the lists From a PhixFlow Datasource, you can bring up a list of the tables in that database. The list show all the tables for the parent Datasource that the user users defined in the Datasource Instance has permission to view. The list below gives the column headers returned for an Oracle database. datasource instances have permission to view.
For each table, you can bring up:
- the data in the table
- a list of the attributes defined in that table
Depending on where you call up the table list from, it will be either a simple list with only the name of each table, or a detailed list.
Detailed table list
In the detailed table list, the following fields are shown for each table:
| Field | Description |
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| Owner | The |
| table owner |
| Name | The name of the table |
| Tablespace Name |
| That tablespace this table is contained in | |
| Rows | Approximate number of rows in this table. Note that this information is based on stats |
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| the database, and in some cases may not be fully up-to-date. |
Table
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The following actions are possible from a Table list:
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actions
You can do the following things from the table list:
- Show data in table - double-click on the table
- Bring up a simple list of the table attributes - select Show Table Attributes from the right-click menu
- Bring up a detailed list of the table attributes - select Show Attribute Details from the right-click menu
- Create a collector for the stream - drag the table onto a model view, or select Create a Collector from the right-click menu
Table Attributes
Depending on how you call them up, database table attributes can be shown in a simple list, with only the name of each attribute, or a detailed list.
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In the detailed table attributes list, the following fields are shown for each attribute:
| Field | Description |
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| TABLENAME | The name of the table. |
| COLUMNID | The internal id for the column. |
| COLUMNNAME | The name of the attribute |
| DATATYPE | The data type. |
| CHARLENGTH | For character types, the column length in characters (not necessarily the same as the length in bytes depending on character sets). |
| DATAPRECISION | For numeric types, the data precision. |
| DATASCALE | For numeric types, the data scale. |
| NULLABLE | Whether or not the column allows null values. |
| DEFAULTLENGTH | The default length of the column. |
Table attribute actions
The following actions are possible from a table attribute list:
- You can select several attributes and drag them onto a modelling pane, to create a database collector to read the selected fields from that table.