Progress
Database Administration
Guide and Reference


Freezing and Unfreezing a Table

Follow these steps to freeze or unfreeze a table:

  1. Access the Data Administration tool if you are using a graphical interface or access the Data Dictionary if you are using a character interface.
  2. Choose Utilities Freeze/Unfreeze. Progress alphabetically lists the tables defined for the working database.
  3. Choose the table you want to freeze or unfreeze. The Freeze/Unfreeze Table dialog box appears:
  4. Specify the table status, then choose OK.

As security administrator, you can control which users have authority to freeze or unfreeze database tables. To freeze or unfreeze tables, the user must have can-write access to the _File table and can-write access to the _File_Frozen field.


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