RubyMine 2017.2 Help

Table Editor

From the Database tool window (for any table within a DB data source):

  • /help/img/idea/2017.2/DataTables.png on the toolbar (if the toolbar is not currently hidden)
  • Table Editor from the context menu
  • F4

Use the Table Editor to manipulate the table data, and to perform other, associated tasks.

See also, Working with the Table Editor.

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

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

ItemShortcutDescription
/help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorFirstPage.png, /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorPreviousPage.png, /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorNextPage.png and /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorLastPage.png These icons and corresponding commands are for switching between the result set pages, i.e. the pages that show the table data.

A fixed number of rows shown simultaneously is 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.

In such cases, you can use /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorFirstPage.png, /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorPreviousPage.png, /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorNextPage.png and /help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorLastPage.png to switch between the subsets. (If all the rows are currently shown, these icons and the corresponding commands are inactive.)

The result set page size is set on the Database page of the Settings dialog.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorFirstPage.png First Page Use this icon or command to switch to the first of the result set pages to see the first series of rows.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorPreviousPage.png Previous Page Ctrl+Alt+Up Use this icon, command or shortcut to switch to the previous result set page to see the previous series of rows.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorNextPage.png Next Page Ctrl+Alt+Down Use this icon, command or shortcut to switch to the next result set page to see the next series of rows.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/dataSourceTableEditorLastPage.png Last Page Use this icon or command to switch to the last of the result set pages to see the last series of rows.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/refresh.png Reload Page Ctrl+F5 Use this icon, command or shortcut to refresh the current table view. Use this function to:
  • Synchronize the data shown with the actual contents of the database.
  • Apply the Result set page size setting after its change.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/DBAddRow.png Add New Row Alt+Insert Use this icon, command or shortcut to add a new row to the table.

Complete entering a value into a cell by pressing Enter. To save the new row, select Submit New Row from the context menu or press Ctrl+Enter.

See also, Adding a row.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/DBDeleteRows.png Delete Rows Ctrl+Y Use this icon, command or shortcut to delete the selected row or rows.

Rows are selected by clicking the cells in the column where the row numbers are shown. To select more than one row, use mouse clicks in combination with the Ctrl key.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/buttonTransactionControlDB.png Tx and Tx 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.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/iconDBSubmit.png Submit Ctrl+Enter Submit local changes to the database server. See Submitting and reverting changes.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/iconDBCommitTransaction.png CommitCommit the current transaction. See also, Tx.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/iconDBRollbackTransaction.png RollbackRoll back the current transaction. See also, Tx.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/stop.gif Cancel Query Ctrl+F2 Use this icon or shortcut to terminate execution of the current query.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/CompareWithIcon.png Compare With Use this icon to compare the current table with another table. The tables open in the table editor and ones shown in the Database Console tool window are suggested for comparison.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/DataExtractorButton.png Data Extractor: <current_format> Use this button or command to open a menu in which you can select an output format for your data.

In addition to output formats, there are also the following options and commands:

  • Allow Transposition. For delimiter-separated values formats (TSV, CSV): If the table is shown transposed and you are copying selected cells or rows to the clipboard (e.g. Ctrl+C), the selection is copied transposed (as shown) if the option is on and non-transposed (as in the original table) otherwise.
  • Skip Generated Columns (SQL). For SQL INSERTs and UPDATEs: When copying or saving data (Copy, Dump Data | To File, Dump Data | To Clipboard), don't include auto-increment fields.
  • Add Table Definition (SQL). For SQL INSERTs and UPDATEs: When copying or saving data, add the table definition (CREATE TABLE).
  • Configure CSV Formats. Open the CSV Formats dialog that lets you manage your delimiter-separated values formats (e.g. CSV, TSV).
  • Go to Scripts Directory. Switch to the directory where the scripts that convert table data into various output formats are stored.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/downloadArtifacts.png Dump Data | To Clipboard Use this command to copy the table data onto the clipboard.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/downloadArtifacts.png Dump Data | To File Use this command to save the table data in a file. In the dialog that opens, specify the location and name of the file.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/iconExportToDB.png Export to Database Export 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.
View Query Use this button to view the query which was used to generate the current table view. To close the pane where the query is shown, press Escape.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png This icon provides access to the following commands:
  • Transpose. Turn the transposed table view on or off. (In the transposed view, the rows and columns are interchanged. So, the rows are shown as columns and vice versa.)
  • Reset View. Restore the initial table view after reordering or hiding the columns, or sorting the data.
  • Sort via ORDER BY. Turn the corresponding option on or off.

    If the Sort via ORDER BY option is on, all the sorting operations that you perform are reflected in the corresponding SELECT statement (an ORDER BY clause is added or modified) which is executed immediately. As a result, the data for the whole table is sorted by the corresponding database system.

    Don't turn this option on if you want to keep interactions with the database to a minimum (e.g. when the table is very big or the database connection is "slow").

    If this option is off, the data is sorted "locally" by RubyMine and only for the rows currently shown.

  • Row Filter. Show or hide the filter box.
  • Settings. Open the Database page of the Settings dialog to view or edit the settings for the Database console, the Table Editor and the Database tool window.
/help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorFilterBox.png Specify filtering conditions for the table. (If the filter box is not currently shown, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png on the toolbar and select Row Filter.)

The filtering conditions are specified as in a WHERE clause but without the word WHERE, e. g. name LIKE 'a%' AND notes LIKE '%metal%'. Within the LIKE expressions, the SQL wildcards can be used: the percent sign (%) for zero or more characters and underscore (_) for a single character.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorFilteredTable.png

To apply the conditions currently specified in the box, press Enter. To cancel filtering, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/clear.png, or delete the contents of the filter box and press Enter.

To reapply a memorized filter, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/find1.png and select the filter in the list. See also, Filter history size.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/DBFilterHistorySize2.png
Edit F2 Use this command or shortcut to start editing a value in the selected cell or cells. (Alternatively, you can double-click the cell or simply start typing.)

To open the value completion suggestion list, press Ctrl+Space. To enter the modified value, press Enter. To cancel editing, press Escape.

See also, Modifying cell contents and Modifying values in a number of cells at once.

Edit MaximizedShift+Enter Maximize the selected cell and start editing a value in it.

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

See also, Modifying cell contents.

Set DEFAULTCtrl+Alt+DIf appropriate: Set the default value or values.
Set NULLCtrl+Alt+NIf appropriate: Replace the value or values with null.
Load FileIf appropriate: Load a file into the field.
RevertCtrl+Z Revert the changes within the selection. See Submitting and reverting changes.
Clone RowCtrl+DUse this command or shortcut to create a copy of the selected row.
Quick Documentation Ctrl+Q Use this command or shortcut to open the quick documentation view. To close the view, press Escape. For more information, see Using the quick documentation view.
TransposeTurn the transposed table view on or off. Alternatively, use /help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png | Transpose.
Go To | Row Ctrl+G Use this command or shortcut to switch to a specified row. In the dialog that opens, specify the row number to go to.
Go To | Related Data F4 Use this command or shortcut to switch to a related record. The command options are a combination of those for Go To | Referenced Data and Go To | Referencing Data.

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

Go To | Referenced Data Ctrl+B Use this command or shortcut to switch to a record that the current record references. If more than one record is referenced, select the target record in the pop-up that appears.

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

Go To | Referencing Data Alt+F7 Use this command or shortcut to see the records that reference the current record. In the pop-up that appears there are two categories for the target records:
  • First Referencing Row. All the rows in the corresponding table will be shown and the first of the rows that references the current row will be selected.
  • All Referencing Rows. Only the rows that reference the current row will be 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.
CopyCtrl+C Copy the selection onto the clipboard. See also, Copying and pasting data: data types are converted if necessary.
PasteCtrl+V Paste the contents of the clipboard into the table. See also, Copying and pasting data: data types are converted if necessary.
Save LOB Use this command to save the large object (LOB) currently selected in the table in a file.
Alt+J, Shift+Alt+J, Ctrl+W See Selecting cells and ranges: using unobvious techniques.

Using the table header row: sorting data, reordering and hiding columns

Use the cells in the header row (i.e. the row where column names are shown) for:

You can sort table data by any of the columns by clicking the cells in the header row.

Each cell in this row has a sorting marker in the right-hand part and, initially, a cell may look something like this: /help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorHeaderCellUnsorted.png. The sorting marker in this case indicates that the data is not sorted by this column.

If you click the cell once, the data is sorted by the corresponding column in the ascending order. This is indicated by the sorting marker appearance: /help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorHeaderCellSortAsc.png. The number to the right of the marker (1 on the picture) is the sorting level. (You can sort by more than one column. In such cases, different columns will have different sorting levels.)

When you click the cell for the second time, the data is sorted in the descending order. Here is how the sorting marker indicates this order: /help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorHeaderCellSortDesc.png.

Finally, when you click the cell for the third time, the initial state is resorted. That is, sorting by the corresponding column is canceled: /help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorHeaderCellUnsorted.png.

Here is an example of a table where data are sorted by two of its columns.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorSortedTable.png

To restore the initial "unsorted" state for the table, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png and select Reset View. See also, Sort via ORDER BY.

To reorder columns, use drag-and-drop for the corresponding cells in the header row. To restore the initial order of columns, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png and select Reset View.

/help/img/idea/2017.2/TableEditorReorderColumns.png

To hide a column, right-click the corresponding header cell and select Hide column.

To show a hidden column:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click any of the cells in the header row and select Column List.
    • Press Ctrl+F12.

    In the list that appears, the names of hidden columns are shown struck through.

    /help/img/idea/2017.2/TableResultPaneHideColumn.png
  2. Select (highlight) the column name of interest and press Space.
  3. Press Enter or Escape to close the list.

To show all the columns, click /help/img/idea/2017.2/IconDBToolbarMenu.png and select Reset View.

See also, Using the Structure view to sort data, and hide and show columns.

See Also

Language and Framework-Specific Guidelines:

Last modified: 21 July 2017