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Using Mode Buttons, Selection Lists, and Action Buttons

The Data Dictionary interface allows you to quickly access the schema of a database object. As mentioned before, the schema consists of properties that define a database object or properties that establish an application default for a database object. A property, then, is an individual schema element. The paradigm of the Data Dictionary is to provide a simple point and click interface that lets you quickly select an individual database object and bring up a dialog box that organizes and displays all the properties associated with that type of object. These dialog boxes are known as property sheets.

Here is the basic procedure for accessing a property sheet:

  1. Select the type of database object that you want to work with by choosing the appropriate mode button.
  2. The Data Dictionary displays the correct selection lists and action buttons that go with that object. In other words, the Data Dictionary has a different mode for each of the four database objects.

  3. Select an individual database object from the selection list. For fields and indexes, you select the correct table and then the correct field or index object.
  4. Choose the action you want to perform with the object:
    • The Create button creates a new object and brings up a new property sheet.
    • The Properties button brings up the property sheet for the selected object. You can view and change properties from this dialog box.
    • The Delete button removes the selected object from the database.

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