Understand
Determine the Best Method to Locate Objects
Toad offers a number of features to assist you in locating objects. The following table provides guidelines based on typical use cases:
If you know the....
Column name, but do not know the table name
String of DDL for an object
Dependency for an object
Use this...
Use Object Search
Criteria for excluding objects
Uses and Used By tabs in the Database
Explorer, and then drill-down to the object from there
Filter feature in the Object Explorer
Object Explorer
You can view database objects for the current connection with the Object Explorer. This feature is useful for dragging and dropping database objects into an open Editor, Query
Builder, or other document window. Right-click the objects in the Object Explorer to access additional features such as multiple tasks and actions.
To open the Object Explorer
1. Select View | Object Explorer.
2. Review the following for additional information:
Schema (first field)
Object Filter
(second field)
Select the schema you want to view. You can filter the list of
schemas that display. See "Filter Databases and Objects"
(page 24) for more information.
You can quickly set a filter in this field. To do so, enter a name or partial name of an object and press ENTER. Any advanced object filters you set display in this field.
You can also perform advanced filtering based on case
sensitivity, statistics, or other options. See "Filter Databases
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