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Data editor

Overview

The data editor provides a user interface for working with table data. In the data editor, you can sort, filter, add, edit and remove the data as well as perform other, associated tasks.

Toolbar controls, context menu commands for data cells and keyboard shortcuts

Most of the available functions are accessed by means of controls on the toolbar, context menu commands for the data cells, and associated keyboard shortcuts.

Item

Shortcut

Description

First page, Previous page, Next page, Last page

Use navigation icons and corresponding commands for switching between pages that show the table data.

A number of rows that you see on the Result tab are referred to as a result set page. If this number is less than the number of rows in the table, only a subset of all the rows is shown at a time. If all the rows are currently shown, navigation icons and the corresponding commands are inactive. You can see the limit between the navigation buttons. You can change it here by clicking and selecting the necessary limit or in settings.

  • First page: jump to the first page of results.

  • Previous page: go to the previous page of results.

  • Next page: go to the next page of results.

  • Last page: jump to the last page of results.

To change the size of a result set page, open settings (Ctrl+Alt+S) and navigate to Tools | Database | Data Editor and Viewer. In the Limit page size to field, type a new size of a result set page. Alternatively, to disable the page size restriction, clear the Limit page size to checkbox.

Reload page

Reload Page

Ctrl+F5

Reload data for the table view to synchronize the data that you see in the editor with the contents of the database. Also, use the Reload Page button when you want to apply a new page size limit setting after its change.

Cancel Query

Cancel Running Statements

Ctrl+F2

Terminate execution of the current statement or statements.

Add Row

Add Row

Alt+Insert

Add a row to the table.

To save a new row, click Submit the Submit button.

For more information about working with rows, see Tables.

Delete Row

Delete Row

Ctrl+Y

Delete the selected row or rows.

To select multiple rows, click numbers in the gutter. Also, you can press Ctrl and click the necessary rows.

the Revert Selected button

Revert Selected

Alt+Insert

Reverts changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope.

the Preview pending changes button

Preview pending changes

Preview DML of changes that you made to the table.

Preview pending changes

the Submit button

Submit

Ctrl+Enter

Submit local changes to the database server. See Submit changes to a database.

Transaction mode

Transaction Mode and Transaction Isolation

Select the isolation level for database transactions and the way the transactions are committed.

  • Auto: the current transaction is committed automatically when you submit your local changes to the database server.

  • Manual: the changes submitted to the database server are accumulated in a transaction that can either be committed or rolled back.

the Commit button

Submit and Commit

Submit and commit the current transaction. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction mode and isolation.

Roll back

Roll back changes. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode.

Go to DDL

Go to DDL

Open DDL of the object in the editor.

Open DDL of the object in the editor

the Find on Current Page button

Find on Current Page

Ctrl+F

Opens a search field for the current page of results.

Data Extractor

Data Extractors

Select an output format for your data.

Also, you can configure the following options:

  • Skip Computed Columns (SQL): do not include virtual columns that are not physically stored in the table (for example, the identity column).

  • Skip Generated Columns (SQL): for INSERT and UPDATE statements, do not include auto-increment fields when copying or saving data.

  • Add Table Definition (SQL): for INSERT and UPDATE statements, add the table definition when copying or saving data.

  • Configure CSV Formats: open the CSV Formats dialog where you can manage your delimiter-separated values formats (for example, CSV, TSV).

  • Go To Scripts Directory: open a directory with scripts that convert table data into different output formats.

Compare with

Compare With

Compare the current table with the table in the Services tool window. For more information about comparing tables, see Compare table data.

Export Data

Export Data

Export the table data to the clipboard or save to a file.

the Export button

Copy to Database

Copy the data to another table, schema or database. Select the target schema (a new table will be created) or table (the data will be added to the selected table). In the dialog that opens, specify the data mapping info and the settings for the target table.

Show Options Menu

Show Options Menu

The Show Options Menu list includes the following options:

  • Show Geo Viewer: enable a graphic viewer to explore geospatial data in your database.

  • Sort via ORDER BY: sort data on a database level. The Sort via ORDER BY option is available only for tables in the data editor but not for table result sets in the Services tool window.

    If the Sort via ORDER BY option is on, data for the whole table is sorted according to the corresponding database system. In the Output tab, you can see all the corresponding sorting operations.

    Sort via ORDER BY is on

    Do not turn this option on if you want to keep interactions with the database to a minimum. For example, when the table is large or the database connection is slow. If you want to use sorting on the client side, clear the Sort via ORDER BY checkbox.

    If this option is off, the data is sorted locally and only for the rows that are currently shown.

    Sort via ORDER BY is off

    You can define which sorting method to use as the default for tables. You can select between Sort via ORDER BY or client-side. The client-side sorting does not run any new queries and sorts only the current page.

    To configure the settings, open settings by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S and navigate to Tools | Database | | Data Editor and Viewer. In the Sorting section, select or clear the Sort via ORDER BY checkbox. When this option is on, data for the whole table is sorted according to the corresponding database system.

  • Show Filter: show or hide the filter box.

  • Reset View: restore the initial table view if you customized the table view before (for example, hidden columns or sorted data).

  • Paste Format: select how you want to treat the text from the clipboard on paste.

  • View Query: view the query that generated the table.

  • Open Query Execution Settings…: open the Database section in settings. In the Database section, you can view or edit the settings for your database, Hibernate and JPA consoles, data editors, and the Database tool window.

Edit

F2

Edit a value in the selected cell or cells. Alternatively, you can double-click the cell and start typing a value. The Edit command is unavailable for read-only values.

  • To open the auto-completion list, press Ctrl+Space.

  • To enter the modified value, press Enter.

  • To cancel editing, press Escape.

For more information about editing cells, see Cells.

Maximize

F2

Expand the selected cell to edit a value in the cell.

In a maximized cell, press Enter to start a new line. To enter the value, press Ctrl+Enter. To restore an initial value and quit the editing mode, press Escape.

For more information about editing cells, see Cells.

Set DEFAULT

Ctrl+Alt+D

Set the default value or values that you specified for the column. To view the default column value, right-click a table in the Database tool window (View | Tool Windows | Database) and select Modify Table. Double-click the column entry and see the value in the Default field.

Set NULL

Ctrl+Alt+N

Replace the value or values with NULL. To ensure that the column accepts NULL values, right-click a table in the Database tool window (View | Tool Windows | Database) and select Modify Table. Double-click the column entry and see if the Not null checkbox is cleared.

Load File…

Load a file into the field.

Revert

Ctrl+Z

Revert changes within the selection. For more information about reverting changes, see Submit changes to a database.

Clone Row

Ctrl+D

Create a copy of the selected row.

Quick Documentation

Ctrl+Q

Open the quick documentation view. To close the view, press Escape. For more information about quick documentation, see Using the quick documentation view.

View as | Transpose

Toggle the transposed table view. In the transposed view, the rows and columns are interchanged.

To make this mode a default for tables and views, open settings by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S and navigate to Tools | Database | Data Views and select the Automatically transpose tables. When this option is enabled, query results are not transposed.

Go To | Row…

Ctrl+G

Jump to a specified row. In the Go to Row dialog, specify the column and row number (use the column:row pattern).

Go To | All Related Rows

F4

Jump to a related record. The command options are a combination of those for Go To | Referenced Rows and Go To | Referencing Rows. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data.

The command is not available if there are no related records.

Go To | Referenced Rows

Ctrl+B

Switch to a record that the current record references. If more than one record is referenced, select the target record in the popup that appears. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data.

The command is not available if there are no referenced records.

Go To | Referencing Rows

Alt+F7

Use this command or shortcut to see the records that reference the current record. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data. In the popup that appears there are two categories for the target records:

  • First Referencing Row: all the rows in the corresponding table are shown, and the first of the rows that references the current row is selected.

  • Referencing Rows Only: only the rows that reference the current row are shown.

The command is not available if there are no records that reference the current one.

Filter by

Use this command to access quick filtering options. The options include those for the current column name and depend on the value in the current cell.

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copy the selection to the clipboard.

Paste

Ctrl+V

Paste the contents of the clipboard into the table.

Save LOB…

Save a binary large object (LOB) currently selected in the table in a file.

Last modified: 10 August 2022