Schema Browser
Views
In addition to the basic create, edit, save, compile, filter, and drop buttons, the objects panel includes buttons that let you create the view script syntax, open the SQL script of the selected view in a SQL Editor, display the privileges window for the selected view, create a public synonym for the selected view, and compile dependencies.
The details panel includes tabs for Columns, Script, Data, Grants, Deps (uses),
Deps (Used by), and Triggers. The Dependencies tabs display the dependencies.
If there is a hierarchy of dependencies, the dependencies tree will display. The
Deps right-click menu lets you compile, describe, and copy the outline of a selected object. You can also get a popup describe window by selecting an object in the Deps list and pressing <F4>.
Synonyms
You can create synonyms for the following objects: tables, procedures, packages, functions, sequences, views and synonyms. Synonyms basically point to the original object.
The symbol indicates a public synonym.
In addition to the basic create and drop buttons, the panel includes a Filters button which lets you filter out different types of synonyms. Because the
SYS/SYSTEM schemas contain a lot of synonyms, users like to filter them out for easier navigation. So, the Show Public synonyms except those for objects
owned by SYS/SYSTEM is selected by default.
The details panel displays details of the object the selected synonym is pointing to. You can see details about synonyms pointing to tables, views, and stored procedures. Unknown Objects are listed as UNKNOWN.
The details panel also displays tabs and details associated with the object. For example, if the object is a view, the details panel will contain the same tabs the
Object View tab displays in the details panel and the same associated details.
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