From a PhixFlow Datasource, you can bring up a list of the tables in that database. The list show all the tables for the Datasource that the users defined in the 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:

Table 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.

Detailed table attributes list

In the detailed table attributes list, the following fields are shown for each attribute:

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.

See Also

• Forms