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General Tab
Tab Coloring
To Identify Server Environments, whether it is a Production, Development, or Test, use the Tab Coloring feature:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Based on the Server Type, you can edit the Tab Coloring option to identify your environments.
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Using the Keyboard combination "CTRL + SHIFT + P", you may quickly access Server Properties and edit Tab Coloring options. |
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When registering an MS Excel connection Aqua Data Studio allows you to pick directories containing Excel files. Within the Location section click the Add button to select additional directories. Directories appear as Database nodes in the Schema Browser. All Excel files within a directory will be listed as Schema nodes. Each sheet within an Excel file will be listed as a table. Review MS Excel Query Reference for more details.
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If the same file name exists with both .xls and .xlsx extensions in a directory, the .xlsx file will always be used. |
Using Filters Options in Registration (Filter Tab)
Edit the Server Properties, to use FILTER options for a Server in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the Filters Tab and make changes in the Options.
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- Filter Objects: Allows the user to specify the main schema browser filter for object types, on whether to include or exlude all.
- Include Objects: A list of objects to include after the main filter is applied.
- Exclude Objects: A list of objects to exclude after the main filter is applied.
Features
- You can Create, Edit or Delete Object Folders. Default Folders are Tables, System Tables, Views, Indexes, Triggers, Procedures, Functions.
- Sometimes you would like to view only specific Schemas. Use options to INCLUDE or EXCLUDE all Schemas and Folders.
- Enter the Schema or Folder name in the specified text area and Press click OK. The Current Connection will be terminated. Reconnect to see the changes.
- Filters are case sensitive
- Filter Databases works on the list of databases inside the "Databases" folder.
- Filter Folders works on the list of folders inside a particular database. Example folders: Tables, View, Procedures, etc.
- Object Folder filter works on individual folders inside a particular database. The user can define filters for each of the Tables, Views, etc. folders.
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Using the drop-down at the top of the Filter Tab, quickly change your Schema or Folder View. |
Filter Examples:
If your intention is to show only the tables that start with XXPKD, then you'll need to change your main filter to "Exclude All", and secondary filter to "+XXPKD*". Note the "+" in front of the XXPKD pattern. Also, note that the filter pattern is case sensitive.
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The filter shown below is set to exclude all databases except those that start with "aq". This is similar to the above example where all schemas, except the XXPKD schema, are excluded. Then, there is an "Object Folder" filter on the Tables folder, which excludes everything except those that start with "forum".
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Using Advanced Properties (Advanced Tab)
Edit the Server Properties to use Advanced Properties in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser.
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears.
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the Advanced Tab and make changes in the Options.
With options in Advanced properties of a Server, you can:
- Change Transaction Isolation Modes.
- Manage Driver Parameters.
- Enable Database Filters in Query Analyzer.
- Change Read Only / Read- Write Mode.
- Change Object Folder Display.
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Using the drop-down at the bottom of the Advanced Tab, quickly change your Object Display in the Server Browser. |
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Using Driver Properties (Driver Tab)
Edit the Drivers Properties to use Driver Parameters in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser.
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears.
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the Driver Tab and make changes in the Options.
With options in Driver properties of a Server, you can edit/view the:
- Driver: This displays the JDBC driver used for this connection.
- Driver Parameters: This option is to allow a user to specify extra JDBC parameters that a user might want to use in establishing a connection.
- Connection URL: This displays the connection URL for this server connection.
- Driver Parameters Quick filter: This option is to allow a user to search JDBC parameters that a user might want to use in establishing a connection.
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Server Permissions (Permissions Tab)
Edit the Permissions in Server Properties in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the Permissions Tab and make changes in the Options.
With options in the Permissions Tab of a Server, you can:
- Control Statement execution and Properties of the Query Analyzer, Table Data Editor, and Visual Editing.
- Grant / Revoke Permissions easily for executing DDL and DML Statements in the Query Analyzer.
- Change the behavior of the Table Data Editor for manipulating rows in Tables.
- Grant / Revoke Alters, Creates, Drops and View Properties of Visual Editing Tools.
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Server Scripts (Scripts Tab)
Edit Scripts in Server Properties in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the Script Tab and make changes in the Options.
With scripts in the Script Tab of a Server, you can:
- Enter an SQL script that is executed each time a new connection is established.
- This allows the user to SET connection settings for a server connection. (eg: SET ROLE, ALTER SESSION SET XXX)
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Shell Scripts (FluidShell Tab)
Edit Shell Scripts in Server Properties in Aqua Data Studio:
- Locate the Server in the Server Browser
- Right-click the Server - A Popup Menu Appears
- Click the Item which displays Server Properties.
- Go to the FluidShell Tab and make changes in the Options.
With scripts in the FluidShell Tab of a Server, you can:
- Enter a FluidShell script that is executed each time a new FluidShell connection is established.
- This allows the user to cd (change directory) for a server connection. (eg: cd /scripts)
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Server Connections (Connection Monitor Tab)
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For more information, see Connection Monitor.