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Import Table dialog

This dialog opens when exporting data from one table to another one, or when exporting a table to another database or schema.


Specify the data mapping info and the settings for the destination table.

Table name, structure and data mappings

ItemDescription
Table The name of the destination table.
Comment The table comment.
Columns / Keys etc. Data mappings for columns, and the definitions of the columns, constraints and indexes.
  • To start editing the information for a column, double-click the corresponding line in the list of columns.

    Note the Mapped to field. This field lets you specify which column in the table being imported should be used as a source of data for the corresponding column in the destination table. If you clear this field, no data will be added to the target column.

  • To remove a column, select the corresponding line and click delete.

Data and DDL previews

ItemDescription
Data preview The preview of data you are about to import. This tab is not available if you started the import by using the Export to Database command (iconExportToDB) in a data editor or in the Result pane of a database console.
DDL previewThe statement or statements that will be run. You can edit the statements right in the preview pane.

Write errors to file and Insert inconvertible values as null

ItemDescription
Write errors to file If you select the check box, the errors that occurred during the import are written to the specified text file. For each of the errors the place where it occurred is indicated.
Insert inconvertible values as nullIf you select the check box, NULLs will be inserted into the table for the data that cannot be imported.
Last modified: 27 December 2017