Note: Only some of the above controls appear on the Table Definition screen at any one time depending on what the screen is being used for.
· Create – Click Create to create the table.
· Refresh – Click Refresh to refresh the information on the screen.
· Add Column – Click Add Column to add a column to the table,
· Delete Column – Click Delete Column to delete the selected column from the table.
· SQL – Click SQL to open the Edit Query page. The Edit Query page shows the SQL statement that will be used to create the table.
· Creator – The User ID of the creator of the table.
· Name – The name of the table that you are working with is listed under Name.
· Commit Scope – Type the commit scope for the table. The commit scope is the number of actions that are performed on the table before the changes are committed to the database. For example, if you specify a commit scope of 50, after 50 actions are performed on the table, all changes are committed to the database.
· Append – Select the Append radio button to append the results set to the end of the table.
· Replace - Select the Replace radio button to replace the current contents of the table with the contents of the results set.
· Update - To update the existing records in a table, select Update, then specify the appropriate keys in the Key column.
· Assume Current Date/Time – Check the Assume Current Date/Time check box to specify that if a timestamp, date or time field is blank the current date and time will be filled in. If you do not check this check box, midnight January first of the current year will be filled in.
· Create Table In – Type the name of the Table Space in which you want the table created.
· Comment – Type a comment about the table. This is optional.
· Data Capture for Propagation – Check the Data Capture for Propagation check box to have data captured for propagation.
· Skip – Select the Skip radio button to have error messages skipped if they arise.
· Stop - Select the Stop radio button to have table creation stopped in error messages arise.
· Select – Select the radio button next to the column to add or delete that column.
· Key – Check the Key check box to set the column as a key.
· Name - Specify the name of the column. By default, the column names match the results set column names.
· Type – Specify the type of data, which will populate the column, such as integer or decimal
· L,P - Specify the maximum allowable length and precision of the data in the column, where applicable. The length indicates how many integer places the data can have; the precision indicates how many decimal places the data can have. For example, a length and precision specified as 10,2 results in a maximum number of 10 integer places, and 2 decimal places.
· Bit Data - The Bit Data column indicates whether or not the column contains bit data.
· Nullable - Check the Nullable check box to allow nulls to occur in the column.
· From - Match the column in the results set to the column in the new table. By default, the columns in the results set are matched to the columns of the same name in the new table.