Browsing a Table

When you view a table in Object Browser, the table description appears. While viewing this description, you can add a column, modify a column, rename a column, drop a column, rename the table, copy the table, drop the table, truncate the table, or create a lookup table based upon a column in the current table. Additionally, you have access other reports that offer related information including the table data, indexes, data model, constraints, grants, statistics, user interface defaults, triggers, dependencies, and SQL to produce the selected table.

To view a table description:

On the Database Home Page, click the Object Browser icon.

Object Browser appears.
From the Object list, select Tables.
From the Object Selection pane, select a table.

The table description appears.

Summary of Available Views

Click the tabs at the top of the page to view different reports about the table. Table: Available Views for Tables describes all available views.

Available Views for Tables

View	Description
Table	Displays details of the first 31 columns including the column name, data type, nullable status, default value, and primary key. While viewing table details you can add, modify, delete, or rename a column. Additionally, you can drop, rename, copy, or truncate the table as long as the referencing table has no records as well as create a lookup table. See Also: "Editing a Table"
Data	Displays a report of the data in the current table. Actions you can perform include: Query - Enables you to sort by column. To restrict specific rows, enter a condition in the Column Condition field. Use the percent sign (%) for wildcards. From Order by, select the columns you want to review and click Query. Count Rows - Displays a report of the number of rows in the current table. Insert Row - Enables you to insert a new row into the table. Download - Exports all data in the table to a spreadsheet. Click the download link at the bottom of the page to export all data in the selected table.
Indexes	Displays indexes associated with this table. Actions you can perform include Create and Drop. See Also: "Managing Indexes"
Model	Displays a graphical representation of the selected table along with all related tables. Related tables are those that reference the current table in a foreign key and those tables referenced by foreign keys within the current table. You can position the cursor over an underlined table name to view the relationship between that table and the current table. Click an underlined table name to view the model of the related table.
Constraints	Displays a list of constraints for the current table. Actions you can perform include Create, Drop, Enable, and Disable.
Grants	Displays a list of grants on the current table, including the grantee, the privilege, and grant options. Actions you can perform in this view include Grant and Revoke.
Statistics	Displays collected statistics about the current table, including the number of rows and blocks, the average row length, sample size, when the data was last analyzed, and the compression status (enabled or disabled). Click Analyze to access the Analyze Table Wizard.
UI Defaults	Displays user interface defaults for forms and reports. User interface defaults enable developers to assign default user interface properties to a table, column, or view within a specified schema. Click Edit to edit defined user interface defaults. Click Create to initialize user interface defaults for tables that do not currently have user interface defaults defined. See Also: "Managing User Interface Defaults"
Triggers	Displays a list of triggers associated with the current table. Actions you can perform include Create, Drop, Enable, and Disable. To view trigger details, click the trigger name. See Also: "Managing Triggers"
Dependencies	Displays report showing objects referenced by this table, objects this table references, and synonyms for this table.
SQL	Displays the SQL necessary to re-create this table, including keys, indexes, triggers and table definition.