API projects, and API files are defined as database objects in API Designer. Here you can learn how to work with these database objects in API Designer.
API projects, and API files are defined as database objects in API Designer. Here you can learn how to work with these database objects in API Designer.
Right-click on an object to open the Object properties dialog (see Displaying object properties)
The Object properties dialog displays the properties of objects in the API Designer. The dialog is divided into five tabs, which are explained below.
Under the General tab, the general properties of the object such as ID, status, or primary key are displayed.
Under the Properties tab, all columns in the database object are displayed in a table alongside their values. You can choose between a simple column view or the advanced view with additional data for column definitions.
On the Permissions tab, the database object permissions are displayed. The first entry shows the basic permissions for the table. The permissions for this particular object are displayed beneath it. The other entries show the column permissions.
TIP: Double-click the table entry, the object entry, or a column entry to display the permissions group from which the permissions were determined.
Icon | Meaning |
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Permissions exist. | |
Permissions have been removed by the object layer. | |
Permissions limited by conditions. |
Under the Change labels tab, all the change labels assigned to the database object are displayed. You can also assign a change label to the object.
Under the Export tab, you can export the database object:
You can display the properties of a database object at any time.
To display the properties of a database object
In the menu bar, click View > Navigation.
In the navigation, click the database object whose properties you would like to display.
Click (Properties).
The Object properties dialog opens. This dialog contains several tabs displaying the properties of the selected database object. For more information, see Object properties.
Open the Solution view using View > Solution (see Opening the solution).
The solution can be used to display all the objects in the API Designer that can be opened from the navigation menu.
The solution view depends on your choice of project. If you select a solution project when starting the API Designer, the listed entries will be grouped according to their respective database modules and you will be able to disable the compilation of individual database modules. Database modules whose status has not changed, are shown as collapsed nodes. If you mark a subnode, you can run additional tasks.
You can also identify the objects whose status has changed in API Designer. Differences between changes in the API Designer and changes to resources in the database or on the hard disk are marked.
To open an object, double-click it in the solution.
The following table provides an overview of the various features available in the Solution window.
Control |
Description |
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Update list |
Refreshes the list of database objects. |
Reload selected objects |
Reloads the selected objects. |
Mark all modified objects to be reloaded |
Any objects that you have modified will be reloaded after you click Reload selected objects. |
Disable module compilation |
Disables compilation of the selected module. |
Only display modified objects |
Only modified objects will be displayed in the list. |
Column |
Description |
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Object identifier |
Name of the object |
DB status |
Up to date is displayed when the database has been refreshed. Otherwise, the user who made the change is displayed. |
Status drive |
Up to date is displayed when the file has been updated. Otherwise, a time when the changes will be made is shown. |
Status API Designer |
Displays object modifications. The status is shown as Changed if the object has been changed. |
Reload |
A check box is displayed for new objects. You can reload selected objects. |
Path |
Shows storage location of the file on the hard drive. |
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