Neoview Database Administrator's Guide (R2.2)

5. DB Admin prompts you to confirm that you want to drop the table. When you click Yes, it
attempts to drop the table and either displays an error or indicates the drop was successful.
For additional information, see DB Admin online help.
Indexes
Since your Neoview platform is not preconfigured with tables, indexes are not configured, but
you can create them immediately.
An index is an ordered set of pointers to rows of a table. Each index is based on the values in
one or more columns. Indexes allow you to quickly access data, in different ways.
Creating Indexes
1. Start DB Admin and log on using the user ID that created the table or log on as a user
authorized to change the table.
2. Click the Database tab, then navigate to a table in the left pane. Right-click the table and
then select Create index to start the Create Index Wizard.
3. Enter a name for the index and click Next:
4. Indicate whether this should be a unique index and click Next:
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