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Oracle Materialized View Column Editor

Use the following options and tabs in the Oracle Materialized View Column Editor to modify properties for a column in a materialized view. You open this editor by right-clicking the materialized view on the diagram that contains the column you want to manage, and select Column Properties.

Materialized View

Displays the materialized view to which the column belongs. You can select a different materialized view using the drop-down control.

property editor PREVIOUS icon Previous

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

property editor NEXT icon Next

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

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

Sorts the columns by alphabetic, reverse alphabetic, or physical 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 column list is currently sorted:

property editor SORT icon

Specifies that the list is sorted in alphabetic order.

Property editor Reverse Alpha Sort Button

Specifies that the list is sorted in reverse alphabetic order.

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

Specifies that the list is sorted in physical order.

New icon in property editors to create a new object New

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

property editor DELETE button Delete

Deletes the selected 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 order

Lets you specify one of the following options to reset column order:

Oracle Materialized View Column Editor_Reset order to match table column physical order button Reset order to match table column physical order

Resets column order so it matches the table column physical order in the model.

Column Editor Reset Order All Columns Reset all

Opens the Reset Order dialog so you can specify the scope and type of the column order reset actions. Click OK when you are done with your selections.

Up Arrow_Up to Top of List

Specifies to move the selected column to the top of the list.

Up Arrow_Up One Position in List

Specifies to move the selected column up one level in the list.

Down Arrow_Down One Position in List

Specifies to move the selected column down one level in the list.

Down Arrow_Down to Bottom of List

Specifies to move the selected column to the bottom of the list.

Attribute Editor General Tab_Domain Option_Restore Inheritance from Definition Button

Opens the Reset Column Properties dialog so you can reset properties to restore inheritance for the selected 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 columns in the Navigation Grid to quickly locate the column for which you need to view or define properties.

Name

Specifies the name of the column. You can change the name of the column in this field.

Domain Parent

Specifies the domain parent of the column.

Physical Data Type

Specifies the physical data type for the column.

Expression

Specifies whether the column is a user-defined expression.

General

Lets you assign a domain to a materialized view column.

Expression

Lets you edit the selected materialized view column expression.

Indexes

Lets you view and assign index membership.

Style

Lets you manage themes and display options for the column.

Where Used

Lets you view where the column is used within the model.

Comment

Lets you enter any comments that you want to associate with the column.

UDP

Lets you enter user-defined property values for a column.

Notes

View column history information and view or edit user notes.