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Define Sybase Table Physical Storage Properties

Use the Sybase Table Editor to specify properties for a table in a physical model.

To define Sybase table physical properties

1. Click Tables on the Model menu.

   The Sybase Table Editor opens.

2. Select the table in the Navigation Grid that you want to define.

   Note: Click New on the toolbar to create a new table. Use the Enter filter text box to filter a very large list of tables to quickly locate the one that you want to define.

3. Click the General tab and work with the following options:

   Sybase Segment

   Lets you select a segment in which to store the table that contains the selected index. Click New on the Sybase Segment drop-down to add a new segment or click the button to open the Sybase Segment Editor to work with an existing segment.

   LOCKTABLE

   Specifies how to lock the table to restrict access in a multi-user environment, which maintains security and prevents concurrent access problems. Select a value from the drop-down list.

   Sybase Partitions

   Lets you indicate the number of partitions for the table.

   MAXROWS

   Lets you specify a number to limit the maximum number of rows.

   Sybase Expected Row Size

   Lets you indicate the expected row size for the table when the table contains variable length columns.

   Sybase Reserve Page Gap

   Lets you specify the ratio of filled pages to empty pages to leave during extent I/O operations. This applies to both tables and indexes.

   Sybase Identity Gap

   Lets you specify the identity value gap for the table, which overrides the system-defined value.

   Sybase External Path

   Lets you specify the path of the remote table that is accessed through the defined proxy table. Specify the server name, database, user, and table of the remote system.

4. Click Close.

   The table properties are defined and the Sybase Table Editor closes.