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View Column Editor

The View Column Editor is used for adding view columns and managing the properties of a view column in a physical model.

The Navigation Grid and its toolbar are at the top section of the editor:

View

Displays the current view in which you are working. You can select a different view to work with using the drop-down control.

property editor PREVIOUS icon Previous

Positions the editor on the previous view column in the Navigation Grid.

property editor NEXT icon Next

Positions the editor on the next view column in the Navigation Grid.

erw_hlp--Column Editor Toolbar-Sort Button-Physical Order Sort--SCRSort

Sorts the view columns by physical, alphabetic, or reverse alphabetic order. You select the method you want using the drop-down menu that opens after you click the Sort button. Visual cues are provided for how the view column list is currently sorted:

erw_hlp--Column Editor Toolbar-Sort Button-Physical Order Sort--SCR

Specifies that the view column list is sorted in physical order.

property editor SORT icon

Specifies that the view column list is sorted in alphabetic order.

Property editor Reverse Alpha Sort Button

Specifies that the view column list is sorted in reverse alphabetic order.

New icon in property editors to create a new object New

Creates a new view column that becomes the current object in the editor.

property editor DELETE button Delete

Deletes the selected view column.

property editor DB SYNC button DB Sync

Opens the DB Sync wizard so you can perform a database level compare of objects in the current model with matching objects in another model.

reset order button in the property editor Reset

Resets column order.

Up Arrow_Up to Top of List

Moves the selected column to the top of the list.

Up Arrow_Up One Position in List

Moves the selected column up one position in the list.

Down Arrow_Down One Position in List

Moves the selected column down one position in the list.

Down Arrow_Down to Bottom of List

Moves the selected column to the bottom of the list.

Attribute Editor General Tab_Domain Option_Restore Inheritance from Definition Button

Resets all properties to restore inheritance for the selected view column.

property editor HELP button Help

Opens online help for the editor.

enter filter text box in a property editor to filter object list

Lets you filter a very large list of view columns in the Navigation Grid to quickly locate the view column for which you need to view or define properties.

Name

Displays the view column name. You can change the view column name in this field using in-place editing.

Domain Parent

Displays the current parent domain.

Physical Data Type

Specifies the physical data type for the domain. You can change the data type using the drop-down. The drop-down list contains the data types related to the current domain.

Expression

Specifies whether view column is a user-defined expression.

General Tab

Consolidates most of the information about a view column into a single page. Horizontal and vertical splitters enable you to rearrange the area so you have more room in which to edit. This ability, combined with a resizable editor, lets you allocate as much or as little space as you want to the Navigation Grid, the Domain Parent list, or the other view column properties. The Domain Parent list contains a toolbar that lets you sort the domains. You can also inherit, override, or harden a view column's name, or inherit or override a column's physical data type. Visual cues are provided for the Name and Physical Data Type options so that you can see the inheritance setting for each:

Inherit Button for Restoring Property Inheritance Inherit

Specifies to inherit the view column name or physical data type setting.

Override Property Inheritance Override

Specifies to override inheritance for the view column name or physical data type setting.

Harden Button for Hardening a Property or Name Harden

Specifies to harden the view column name.

Expression Tab

Lets you enter expression text for the view column.

Style Tab

Lets you work with style sheets which are used to format the font used in the display of the view column.

Where Used Tab

Lets you view where the selected view column is used in the model.

Comment Tab

Lets you enter text that provides comments about the view column. Use the toolbar to cut, copy, or paste text, open the Text Editor, or check spelling. The comment serves as internal documentation for your model.

UDP Tab

Lets you enter user-defined property values for the view column.

Notes Tab

Lets you view history information and view or edit user notes.

Data Source

Lets you view and update data warehouse source assignments.

Note: This tab is only available if you enabled data movement modeling in the Model Editor.

More information:

Assign a Domain to a View Column

Enter View Column User-Defined Property Values

Enter a View Column Comment

Edit a View Column Expression

Define View Columns

Define Basic View Column Properties