Icon Explanations 

In the Elements tree, the following icons may appear. Click on a link in the table below to find out more about each element type. In the Data sources tree only the items belonging to a database are visible.

Icon

Element type

id_domain_i.png

Folder

id_information_link_i.png

Information link

id_filter_i.png

Filter

id_boolean_i.png

Boolean column

id_string_i.png

String column

id_integer_i.png

Integer column or LongInteger column

id_real_i.png

Real, ShortReal or Currency column

id_date_i.png

Date column

id_datetime_i.png

DateTime column

id_time_i.png

Time column

id_procedure_i.png

Procedure

id_blob_i.png

Binary Large Object

id_clob_i.png

Character Large Object

id_join_i.png

Join

id_database_instance_i.png

Database instance.

id_database_link_catalogue_i.png

Database link/catalog - a link to another database.

id_schema_i.png

Schema - a collection of tables and/or procedures.

id_table_i.png

Table - a set of columns.

id_table_alias_i.png

Table alias. You can create a duplicate reference to a database table from Information Designer. This duplicate is called a Table Alias.

id_unknown_i.png

Unknown column.
Must be set manually to one of the accepted column types (above) before it can be saved as a column element.

See also:

Elements Tree

Data Sources Tree

Data Types

Creating an Information Link

Fundamental Concepts