Column Selection Dialog Box

Visual Database Tools

Visual Database Tools

Column Selection Dialog Box

Lets you change the Custom view for tables in the database diagram. Custom view shows only the column properties identified by the user.

This dialog box appears when you right-click a table and then choose Modify Custom View from the shortcut menu.

Available columns

Lists all columns existing in the selected database table. The columns listed here depend on the properties of the database table and the type of database. Highlight the desired column and use the arrow buttons to move the columns to the Selected columns box.

Selected columns

Displays the column properties currently defined for the Custom view. Use the arrow buttons to add and remove column properties to the Selected Columns list.

Move

Use the up and down arrow buttons to move highlighted columns up or down in the Selected columns list. The column properties will be displayed in the table in the order shown in the Selected columns list.

Save as default

Replaces the default Custom view with the columns selected in this dialog box. If not selected, the column selection specified in the dialog box will be applied only to the selected table in the database diagram.

OK

Saves the Custom view.

Cancel

Cancels the modification of Custom view.

For more information about Custom views, see Changing a Table View.

See Also

Database Designer Dialog Boxes