Procedure Editor Toolbar

Opens a dialog to add a column to a procedure.

Opens a window to add a resource to a procedure.

Opens a Choose Data Type dialog in which you can change the data type of the selected column.

Opens a dialog in which to select a source for the transformation. If you change the source, a dialog opens explaining which sources and target mappings will be affected by the change. Click OK if you want to make the change.

Opens a dialog in which to select the definition set that is to be the target schema.

Changing the target schema may cause source mappings and settings to break. Studio will attempt to preserve source mappings and settings for target elements of the same name, ignoring case.

Opens a dialog explaining which sources and target mappings will be affected by the change. Click OK if you want to make the change.

Hides all rows below the selected namespace in the hierarchy.

Creates a link between the selected source and the selected target. See Mapping Source Data to Target Output Columns (XSLT or Streaming).

Creates a new target and a link from the selected source to it. See Mapping Source Data to Target Output Columns (XSLT or Streaming).

Cycles the input/output directions. A blue arrow indicates an input parameter; a red arrow indicates an output parameter.

Deletes the selected object or objects.

Deletes the currently selected row.

Unchecks all check boxes in the Output column.

Lets you select and define parameters (columns and data types) for a cursor. See Designing a Cursor by Example .

Lets you manually define parameters and their data types, or formulate input and output parameters for a procedure. See Design Mode Check Box, page 567.

Executes the procedure. A Results tab opens below the panel, showing up to 50 rows of results of a query, or showing the results of a transformation.

Formats the SQL text.

Indents lines of the XSLT listing to show the hierarchy of elements, making it more readable.

Opens a window in which to specify a location from which to upload a procedure’s SQL or SQL script.

Inserts an empty row above the currently selected row.

Opens a List Columns from Tables dialog.

When checked, pushes custom function execution to the data source. For details, see Pushing a Custom Function to the Native Data Source.

Opens a small Navigator window with a box outlining the visible portion of the panel. You can position the cursor over the box, hold down the left mouse button, and drag the box around to choose the panel area you want to see.

Opens the Lineage Panel, which shows the dependency relationships between objects.

Opens a window for specifying where to save the procedure’s SQL.

Checks all check boxes in the Output column.

When a table is selected in the Model panel, or you right-click a table or procedure in the resource tree and select this button, displays all columns that contain data.

Opens an area on the right side of the panel with a table of properties and values for the source row selected on the left side of the panel. Checking the Show All Properties check box at the top adds rows on the right with all other hidden values.

Click Hide Details to hide the property-value area on the right.

Generates the query execution plan and displays it in the Execution Plan Panel. The query execution plan shows how the CIS query engine plans to execute the view’s SQL. For details, see Working with the SQL Execution Plan.

Opens the Rebind Panel.

Opens five panels in the lower part of the Model panel (Join, Filter, Sort Order, Inputs, Schema) that show detailed transformation settings.

Tells the CIS query engine that the packaged query is equivalent to a single SELECT statement that can be treated as a derived table. See Creating a Packaged Query.

Changes the order of available columns in the Columns column drop-down list. Initially off, meaning available columns are listed in their order within their respective tables. When toggled on, lists available columns by table and then column name.

Changes between displaying all SQL text in the same font color (usually black) and displaying comments, keywords and literals in the colors you selected in the Editors tab of the Options dialog.