Relational databases use tables to store data. All operations on data are done on the tables themselves or produce another table as the result. A table is a set of rows and columns, and their intersections are fields. From a general perspective, columns within a table describe the name and type of data that will be found by row for that column's fields. Rows within a table represent records composed of fields that are described from left to right by their corresponding column's name and type. Each field in a row is implicitly correlated with each other field in that row.
Just simply click to open an object pane for Table. A right-click displays
the popup menu or by using the object pane toolbar below, allowing you to create
new, edit, open and delete the selected table.
You can create table of type Normal / External / Index Organized.
Create Table
To create a new table
- Select anywhere on the object pane.
- Click the
New Table from the object pane toolbar together with the
down arrow to choose the type Normal / External / Index Organized.
or - Right-click and select
New Table to choose the type Normal / External / Index Organized from the popup menu.
- Edit table properties and fields on the appropriate tabs of the Table Designer.
Hint: To create new table you can also right-click
the Tables node of the navigation pane and select the New Table from
the popup menu.
To create a new table with the same properties as one of the existing tables has (using popup menu)
Apply to: current schema {same connection}
- Select the table(s) for copying in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the Duplicate Table from the popup menu.
- The newly created table(s) will be named as "tablename_copy".
To create a new table with modification as one of the existing tables
- Select the table for modifying in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Design Table from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Design Table from the object pane toolbar.
- Modify table properties and fields on the appropriate tabs of the Table Designer.
- Click
Save As.
To edit the existing table (manage its fields, indexes, foreign keys and triggers etc)
- Select the table for editing in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Design Table from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Design Table from the object pane toolbar.
- Edit table properties and fields on the appropriate tabs of the Table Designer.
To change the name of the table
- Select the table for editing in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the Rename from the popup menu.
Open Table (manage table data)
To open a table
- Select the table for opening in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Open Table from the popup menu or simply double-click the table.
or - Click the
Open Table from the object pane toolbar.
Note: This option is only applied if you do wish Navicat loads all your images while opening the table. To open the graphical table with faster performance, use
Open Table (Quick) below.
To open a table with graphical fields
- Select the table for opening in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Open Table (Quick) from the popup menu.
Note: Faster performance for opening the graphical table, as BLOB fields (images) will not be loaded until you click on the cell.
Empty Table
To empty a table
- Select the table in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click the selected table and choose Empty Table from the popup menu.
Note: This option is only applied when you wish to clear all the existing records without resetting the auto-increment value. To reset the auto-increment value while emptying your table, use Truncate Table below.
Truncate Table
To truncate a table
- Select the table in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click the selected table and choose Truncate Table from the popup menu.
Delete Table
To delete a table
- Select the table for deleting in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click and select the
Delete Table from the popup menu.
or - Click the
Delete Table from the object pane toolbar.
- Confirm deleting in the dialog window.
Achieve Table Information
To achieve a table information (OID, owner, primary key, rows, inherited tables and DDL, etc)
- Select the table in the navigation pane/object pane.
- Right-click the selected table and choose Table Information from the popup menu to view the Object Information.
or - Choose View -> Object Information in the main menu.