Manage table attributes

2023-09-05 07:15:47  Updated

Overview

Database objects - Table objects - Manage table attributes - overview

  1. After you log on to OceanBase Developer Center (ODC), click the name of the target connection on the ODC homepage to go to the corresponding connection management page.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Table to get a list of tables.

  3. Double-click the name of a table in the table list to go to the table management page.

  4. Click Attribute in the top navigation bar to go to the Attribute tab.

    The Attribute tab displays the following table attributes:

    • Basic information

    • Column

    • Index

    • Constraints

    • Partition

    • DDL

Basic information

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In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click Basic Info to view the basic information about the table.

Parameter Description
Table Name Displays the name of the table. You can modify the table name here.
Default Character Set Displays the character set that the table uses.
Default Sorting Rule Displays the sorting rule that the table uses.
Description Displays the description that you specified when you created the table. You can also modify the table description here.

Column information

Column

In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click Column to view the columns in the table. The navigation bar also provides the following buttons.

Button Description
Create Click this button to add a column to the table.
Edit Click this button to open the editing page where you can edit the selected field. You can modify Data Type , Primary Key , Non-empty , Default Value , and Comment , but cannot modify Field Name . You can also directly double-click a cell to edit it.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected field.
Refresh Refresh the field information.
Filter Click this icon on the right end of Field Name to filter or search for fields.

Index information

Index

In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click Index to view the indexes on the table. The navigation bar also provides the following buttons.

Button Description
Create Click this button to create an index for the table.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected index.

Note

An index cannot be modified after it is created.

Constraint information

Constraint

In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click Constraint to view the constraints on the table. The navigation bar also provides the following buttons.

Button Description
Create Click this button to create a constraint for the table.
Edit Click this button to edit the selected constraint.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected constraint.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the constraint list.

Note

  • The buttons provided vary with the constraint method. If a button is dimmed out or not present in the navigation bar, it means that the constraint method does not support the corresponding action.
  • To view foreign key constraints on a table, you can query the `all_constraints` view in Oracle mode, or the information_schema.key_column_usage table in MySQL mode since OBServer V2.2.6.

Partition information

Partition

In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click Partition to view the information about the partitions in the table. The information includes Partition Name , Order , Partitioning Method , Expression , Upper limit of the range , and Enumeration Value . In Oracle mode, Expression indicates the partition key. The information displayed varies with the partitioning method. The navigation bar also provides the following buttons.

Button Description
Create Click this button to create a partition from an undefined range.
Edit Click this button to edit the information of the selected partition.
Split Click this button to split a partition into smaller granules.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected partition and destroy the data in the partition.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the partition list.

DDL information

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In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click DDL to view the DDL statements that define the table. You cannot edit these statements. Click Format in the toolbar to view the statements.

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