Edit an Object
When you enable Edit mode for an object from the Data Window, you can do the following tasks:
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Add, delete, and copy rows in a table.
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Modify records of the table.
You can edit multiple objects in different windows simultaneously. In addition to editing an object, you can perform all the tasks mentioned in read-only mode.
Follow these steps:
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Double-click an object from Data Source Explorer.
The Layout-Filter dialog appears. -
(Optional) Specify the search criteria to apply a filter on the object. You can filter by the following criteria:
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Column Selection
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Where Clause
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Order By
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Click OK.
The object data is loaded and displayed in the Data Window in read-only mode. -
Right-click anywhere in the Data Window and select Enable Edit Mode.
You can now made and save changes to the object.
Set a value as null
Using the Set NULL option you can set the value of a cell as null. For the columns that do not support null values the Set NULL option is disabled.
Right-click on a cell from the Data Window and select Set NULL.
The selected value is set to null.
Update a row
After you enable edit mode in the Data Window, you can update the object data as required.
Follow these steps:
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Select a record from a row.
The value in the record is highlighted. -
Modify the existing value or enter a new value for the record.
The row update is logged and displayed in the Change Manager.
All the data changes of an object are logged in the Change Manager. These changes are not committed to the database unless specified. You can commit or discard the data changes from Change Manager or Data Window.