Oracle Select Tab

The Select tab is used in the Oracle Materialized Views Editor and the Oracle Views Editor. Use the Select tab to specify materialized view columns or view columns. You can create materialized view column or view column references to any table, view, or materialized view column in your model. By default the materialized view column or view column name reflects the column name that the materialized view or view references, but you can change the name of the materialized view column or view column. You can also reorder materialized view columns or view columns.

The following describes the options for the Select tab in the Oracle Materialized Views Editor:

Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views

Contains tables such as global temporary tables and external tables.

Materialized View Columns

Contains the materialized view columns from the model.

Select Type

Select one of the following options:

ALL
DISTINCT
UNIQUE
Alias

When you click on a column name from the Materialized View Columns list, it is automatically placed into the Alias field.

Expression

Edit the selected materialized view column expression. Available only if the selected view column is a user-defined expression.

New

Select New to open the New Materialized View Column dialog to create a New Alias and Expression.

Delete

Deletes the Alias and Expression.

The following describes the options for the Select tab in the Oracle Views Editor:

Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views

Contains tables such as global temporary tables and external tables.

View Columns

A list box that contains the View columns from the model.

Moves the selected view column in the View Columns list box up one position.

Moves the selected view column in the View Columns list box down one position.

Moves the selected object from the Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views list box to the View Columns list box.

Moves the selected object from the View Columns list box to the Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views list box.

Moves all objects from the Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views list box to the View Columns list box.

Moves all objects from the View Columns list box to the Available Tables/Views/Materialized Views list box.

Select Type

Select one of the following options:

ALL
DISTINCT
UNIQUE
Alias

When you click on a column name from the View Columns list, it is automatically placed into the Alias field. If there are constraints, and you delete the Alias, it returns an error. Aliases are required if constraints are used, so there cannot be blanks or NULL in the Alias field. Alias syntax is not generated if none of the Aliases were changed. However, if constraints are entered, aliases are generated. See also the options for the Constraints tab in the Oracle Views Editor.

Expression

Edit the selected view column expression. Available only if the selected view column is a user-defined expression.

New

Select the New button to open the New View Column dialog to create a New Alias and Expression.

Delete

Deletes the Alias and Expression.