Cloudview On-Line Help
Overview
Cloudview is an interface for graphically creating, examining, and managing Cloudscape databases.
Using Cloudview
Dictionary Objects
Working with Dictionary Objects
Working with Data, SQL-J, and Java Objects
Common Cloudview Tasks
Use Cloudview to easily create, view, and manage Cloudscape databases.
The following table lists some common Cloudview tasks. The right column shows how to access that feature from the Cloudview menu.
Click a blue diamond to go to the associated topic:
Task
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Main Menu Option
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Button
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Open a database 
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File->Open File->Open by Name
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Create a database 
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File->New->Database
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Create an object in the database:
- Table, Index, Check, or Key

- View

- Alias

- Jar File

- Publication

- Stored Statement

- Trigger

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Edit->New->
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Open an additional Cloudview window 
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File->New->Window
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Delete one or more objects 
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Edit->Delete (when object or objects are highlighted)
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Insert data into a table 
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Execute an SQL-J statement against the database 
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Import or Export Data 
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Edit->Import Edit->Export
(when a table name is selected)
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Close a Database 
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File->Close (when any node in the database is selected)
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Exit Cloudview 
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File->Exit
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Examine an Object 
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Browse Data 
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See the SQL-J statement that created an object 
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Inspect a Java Object 
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Modify or view connection settings 
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View System Objects 
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View->System Tables View->System Stored Statements
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View Data in Locale-specific Format 
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View->Localized Data Representation
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Most of these tasks can also be performed using SQL-J statements from Cloudview. For information about submitting SQL-J statements from Cloudview, see the section "Submitting SQL-J Statements".

Exiting Cloudview
NOTE: Prior to exiting Cloudview, you should explicitly close any databases open in the window you are closing. (For information, see "Closing the Connection to a Database").
- When only the System icon is displayed in the left panel, choose File->Exit from the menu.
Cloudview shuts down, releasing any database locks held for the system.
NOTE: If you have spawned multiple connections to a database (by opening multiple windows), Cloudview only closes the connection established by the window being closed. Before you can release a database lock in this circumstance, you must free all connections by closing the database from each open Cloudview window.