Data Transformation Engine Database Interface Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 2 - Basics Mercator Database Interface Designer Window
Database Interface Designer Reference Guide
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The Navigator
The Navigator graphically presents all of your opened .mdq files and the
databases that they contain. It also provides a graphical representation of the
queries, stored procedures, message queues, and tables or views that have type
trees generated. Also displayed are tables and views with update keys defined, as
well as variables that are defined in each .mdq file.
Changing the Appearance of the Navigator
The Navigator can be shown or hidden. It also can be presented as either a
docked window or a floating window. These choices are available from the context
menu of the Navigator. To access the context menu (as shown below), right-click
on the top border of the Navigator.
To access the context menu for the Navigator
1 Right-click the top border of the Navigator.
To show or hide the Navigator
1 To show the Navigator, from the View menu, select Navigator.
A check mark appears next to Navigator in the View menu, indicating that
the Navigator is displayed.
2 To hide the Navigator when it is displayed, from the context menu of the
Navigator, select Hide.
or
Repeat Step 1 above to clear the Navigator selection from the View menu.
To access the context
menu, right-click the
top border.