Showing or hiding Data Source Explorer labels

You can show or hide the labels that are displayed in the Data Source Explorer next to data objects. In some cases, hiding a label decorator can improve performance in the Data Source Explorer.

Procedure

To set preferences for Data Source Explorer labels:

  1. Click Window > Preferences.
  2. Expand General, expand Appearance, and click Label Decorations.
  3. Select or clear a check box next to a data object label decorator to show or hide a label decorator. Label decorators for data objects are prefixed in the list with Data Tools. Hiding label decorators that require database actions (for example, Data Tools - Table Row Count) can improve performance in the Data Source Explorer.
    Note: The table row count decorator in the Data Source Explorer displays the date at which statistics were last collected for a table, and the number of rows in the table at that time. If statistics are not found for a table for which the product supports statistics, a value of "-1" will be displayed instead. For a table for which the product does not support statistics, no table row count decorator is displayed
  4. Click OK to apply your changes.

Results

The labels in the Data Source Explorer are modified according to the preferences that you set.

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