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In the Visual Query Editor, you can enter SQL statements graphically and edit them, as well as display foreign key dependencies between tables.

More information: Visual Query

Note Note

You can only use normal joins in the Visual Query Editor. Outer joins are not possible.

End of the note.
SQL Editor: SQL Tab Page, Context Menu

Command

Description

Load

Open a saved SQL statement from a repository or file

Save

Save an SQL statement in a repository or file

Save As ...

Save an SQL statement under a different name

Explain SQL

Execute EXPLAIN statement for the SQL statement

The system displays the result of the EXPLAIN statement in the Explain view.

See: SQL Optimizer, Analyzing Search Strategies Using the EXPLAIN Statement

Execute SQL

The system executes the SQL statement.

  • If you enter multiple SQL statements separated by comment characters, the system executes all the entered SQL statements.

  • If you selected an SQL statement in the SQL editor, the system executes only the selected SQL statement.

Prepare Statement

Testing Prepared Statements

Choose Connection

Select connection to database:

  • Landscape

  • Database computer

  • Database name

  • User name

Clear

Clear input field

Format

Format input

SQL Editor: Result Tab Page, Context Menu

Command

Description

Go to Row ...

Go to row ...

Export Cell to ...

Export cell to ...

Export Result ...

Export result to a file

Filters

Define filters for columns

Edit

Edit a data record

As AUTOCOMMIT mode, SQL mode, and isolation level, the system uses the values that you specified when you configured Database Studio. More information: Configuring Database Studio

To use other settings in the SQL editor that is currently open, change the setting on the Properties tab page (if this tab page is not open, choose   Window   Show View   Properties  ):

AUTOCOMMIT Mode

ON

The database system performs all the necessary COMMIT actions automatically.

OFF

You have to enter COMMIT commands explicitly.

SQL Modes

Name

Description

INTERNAL

SAP MaxDB SQL definition

ORACLE

ORACLE 7 SQL definition

For more information about the isolation level: Concepts of the Database System, Isolation Level