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  Memory Configuration
  Character sets
  Registering Servers
   MSDE 2000
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  Application
   Application Menus
   Application Toolbar
   Browser and Scripting
   Visual Editing
   SQL History and Archive
   Shortcut Toolbar
   Key Mappings
   Key Mapping Assistant
   Custom Keymap Profiles
   Options
   Settings
   New Frame Window
   Details View
   Command Line
  Query Window
   Basics
   Toolbar
   Server Side Comments
   SQL Automation
   Aqua Commands
   Morph to Delimited List
   Results
   Save Results
   Auto-completion
   Popup Menu
   SQL Formatter
   Permissions
   Parameterized
   Pivot Results (Grid and Chart)
   Grid Results (Grid and Chart)
  Editors
   SQL Editor
   Text Editor
   HTML Editor
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   Regular Expressions
  Image Viewer
  Visual Explain Plan
   Basics
   Explain Plan
   Explain Diagram
   Whiteboard
  Procedure/Package Editor
  SQL Debugger
   Sybase Debugger
   Oracle Debugger
  Tools
   Table Data Editor
   Schema Script Generator
   Server Script Generator
   ER Diagram
   Query Builder
   Import Tool
   Export Tool
   Execution Monitor
   Object Search
  Compare Tools
   Schema Compare
   Tab Compare
   Directory Compare
   File Compare
   Copy History Compare
   Results Compare
  Oracle DBA Tools
   Instance Manager
   Storage Manager
   Rollback Manager
   Log Manager
   Security Manager
   Session Manager
   SGA Manager
   Server Statistics
  SQL Server DBA Tools
   Instance Manager
   Storage Manager
   Security Manager
   Session Manager
   SQL Agent Manager
  Sybase DBA Tools
   Instance Manager
   Storage Manager
   Security Manager
   Session Manager
  Source Control
   Subversion
   CVS
Main Application Window - Toolbar - Menus

Main Application Menu Diagram


Aqua Data Studio's Main Application Window Menus provide access to application menus in text form. To view a screenshot of a menu item, click the linked menu text below.
(For a diagram describing the functionality of the icons on the bottom of the Main Application Window Toolbar click here)
(For the Query Window toolbar diagram click here)

1

File

  • New Document - Creates a new document, but requires that a query window be open first.
  • Open Document - Opens an existing document.
  • Close Document - closes the currently active document.
  • Save - Saves the active document.
  • Save As - Saves the active document prompting for a different name and destination.
  • Save All - Saves all open documents.
  • Save Results - Saves results of a query.
  • New Editor Window - Opens a new editor.
  • Print - Provides options for printing the current document.
  • Mount Directory - Allows the selection of a directory for mounting in the Script Browser.
  • Unmount Directory - Removes a directory from the Script Browser.
  • New Frame Window - Launches a new instance of Aqua Data Studio from within the same JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
  • Options - Opens the application Options window.
  • Exit - Exits Aqua Data Studio.

2

Edit

  • Cut - Cuts the currently highlighted or selected text to the clipboard.
  • Copy - Copies the currently highlighted or selected text to the clipboard.
  • Paste - Pastes the currently copied text from the clipboard into an insertion point or over currently highlighted or selected text.
  • Paste ... - Paste History, allows items stored in the clipboard history to be selected for pasting.
  • Undo - Undo the last action.
  • Redo - Puts the last undone change back.
  • Select All - Selects all of the currently active document.
  • Find - Launches the Find dialogue to allow searching of the currently active document.
  • Find Next - Finds the next instance of the search term.
  • Find Previous - Find the preceding instance of the search term.
  • Replace - Find instances of the search term and replace them with entered text.
  • Go To Line ... - Allows the user to move to a specific line within a document.
  • To Lower Case - Changes the currently selected text to lower case.
  • To Upper Case - Changes the currently selected text to upper case.

3

Server

  • New Server Group - Creates a new container for organizing registered servers.
  • Delete Server Group - Deletes a Server Group.
  • Register Server Clone - Copies the currently selected server's settings and leaves the name blank so the user can duplicate server settings under a different name.
  • Register Server - Allows the user to register a new database server by providing its settings.
  • Unregister Server - Removes a server from the list of registered servers.
  • Server Properties - Lists the properties of the currently selected server.
  • Connect - Connects to the currently selected server.
  • Disconnect - Disconnects the currently selected server.
  • Query Analyzer - Launches the query analyzer with the currently selected server and database.
  • Query Analyzer Clone - Duplicates the contents of the query analyzer in a new query analyzer tab.
  • Querw Analyzer Window - Launches the query analyzer in a new window.
  • Query Builder - Launches the query builder.
  • Execute - Executes the statements written in the query analyzer.

4

Query

  • Parse - Parses the query.
  • Execute - Executes the query.
  • Execute Current - Executes the currently selected query.
  • Execute Edit - Executes an edit.
  • Execute Explain - Executes an explain.
  • Stop - Stops the currently running query.
  • Describe - Describes the definition of the tables in current query identified by the position of the cursor in the editor.
  • Auto Commit - Determines whether each statement executed is committed after execution or whether a manual commit is required.
  • Commit - Commits any executed SQL statements.
  • Rollback - Rollback any executed SQL statements not yet committed.
  • Reconnect - Reconnects to the currently selected server and database.
  • Auto Complete - Enables and disables Auto Completion.
  • Auto On All Schemas - Autocompletes on all schemas.
  • Refresh Auto Schema - Refreshes Auto Schema.
  • SQL History - Opens the SQL History Archive, displaying its contents.
  • Show Text - Displays results as text.
  • Show Text History - Determines whether the Text History results tab is displayed, which contains a history of results.
  • Show DBMS_OUTPUT - Determines whether the DBMS_OUTPUT results for Oracle are displayed.
  • Show Grid - Displays results as a grid.
  • Show Pivot Grid - Displays results as a pivot grid.
  • Show Execution Plan - Displays execution plans.
  • Show Client Statistics - Displays information on the execution of a query relating to the client.
  • Show Script Detail - Determines whether detailed information on the execution of scripts are displayed.

5

Automate

  • Introduce Insert Stmt - Inserts text into editor of a simple INSERT statement template.
  • Introduce Update Stmt - Inserts text into editor of a simple UPDATE statement template.
  • Introduce Delete Stmt - Inserts text into editor of a simple DELETE statement template.
  • Introduce Select Stmt - Inserts text into editor of a simple SELECT statement template.
  • Introduce Columns - Inserts text into editor consisting of a list of columns belonging to the tables in the current SQL statement identified by the cursor position.
  • Introduce Qualified Columns - Inserts text into editor consisting of a list of fully qualified columns belonging to the tables in the current SQL statement identified by the cursor position.
  • Introduce Value Stubs - Inserts text into editor consisting of a list of text and numeric values matching the datatype of columns belonging to the tables in the current SQL statement identified by the cursor position.
  • Comment Statement - Comments out the current statement.
  • Comment Line - Comments out the current line.
  • Uncomment Comment - Removes the comments on a statement or selection.
  • Morph to Upper Case - Converts all selected text to Upper Case.
  • Morph to Lower Case - Converts all selected text to lower case.
  • Morph to Delimited List - Converts a list of items into a delimited list.
  • Format Current Statement - Formats the current statement.
  • Format Script- Formats the current script.

6

Tools

  • Import Data - Opens the Import Data window.
  • Export Data - Opens the Export Data window.
  • Schema Script Generator - Generates scripts from schema objects.
  • Server Script Generator - Generates scripts for server use, such as backups and jobs.
  • ER Diagram Generator- Generates Entity Relationship Diagrams.
  • Object Search - Opens the Object Search window.
  • Compare Tools
    • Schema Compare - Compares selected schema.
    • Tab Compare - Compares the contents of application tabs (currently open documents).
    • Directory Compare - Compares two directories.
    • File Compare - Compares two files.
    • Copy Compare - Compares clipboard history items.
    • Results Compare - Compares query results.
  • Explain Whiteboard - Displays multiple explain plains simultaneously for comparisons of explain plans.
  • Execution Monitor - Gives status and statistics of query executions.

7

DBA Tools

  • Oracle
    • Instance Manager - Provides manageability of the Oracle instance allowing the user to view and modify server parameters. Including the monitoring and backup of the Oracle controlfile.
    • Storage Manager - Provides manageability of the Oracle tablespaces and datafiles. Allowing a user to visualize and maintained storage. Including object and file IO statistics.
    • Rollback Segment Manager - Provides the monitoring and maintenance or rollback segments, including current statements, transactions and execution plans.
    • Log Manager - Provides manageability of Redo Logs and Archive Logs. Allows users to create and manage redo logs including monitoring archive logs.
    • Security Manager - Provides manageability of users, roles and profiles. Allowing the user to manage permissions, roles and security of the Oracle database.
    • Session Manager - Provides manageability of database sessions, including user and system locks. Allowing the user to kill/disconnect sessions, start traces and monitor open cursors and user queries with execution plans.
    • SGA Manager - Provides manageability of the Oracle SGA area, including SQL Area, Lib Cache, Lib Cache Stats and a summary of the SGA. Allowing users to also pin and unpin code.
    • Server Statistics - Provides a summary of statistics for the Oracle instance, waits and latches.
  • SQL Server
    • Instance Manager - Provides manageability for the MS SQL instance allowing a user to view and modify server parameters and to view server version information and the server logs.
    • Storage Manager - Provides manageability for the MS SQL databases and datafiles allowing a user to visualize and maintain storage including backup devices.
    • Security Manager - Provides manageability for logins, server roles, users, roles and profiles allowing a user to manage permissions, roles and security of the MS SQL database.
    • Session Manager - Provides manageability for database sessions including user locks that allows a user to monitor and kill sessions.
    • SQL Server Agent - Provides manageability for the SQL Server Agent. This includes operators, jobs and alerts.
  • Sybase ASE
    • Instance Manager - Provides manageability of the Sybase instance allowing the user to view and modify server parameters and viewing server version information.
    • Storage Manager - Provides manageability of the Sybase databases, database devices, dump devices and caches, allowing a user to visualize and maintain storage.
    • Security Manager - Provides manageability of logins, server roles, users and roles allowing the user to manage permissions, roles and security of the Sybase database.
    • Session Manager - Provides manageability of database sessions including user locks which allow the user to monitor and kill sessions.

8

Window

  • MultiTab/SplitPane Results - Switches between SplitPane view and MultiTab view when multipled documents are open.
  • Show/Hide Application Toolbar - Hides, reveals the Application Toolbar.
  • Show/Hide Query Toolbar - Hides, reveals the Query Toolbar.
  • Show/Hide Query Results - Hides, reveals the Query Results.
  • Show/Hide Panel Toolbar - Hides, reveals the Panel Toolbar.
  • Next Tab - Shifts focus to the next document.
  • Previous Tab - Shifts focus to the preceding document.
  • Next Inner Tab - Shifts focus to the next inner tab.
  • Rename Current Tab - Allows renaming of the currently active document tab.
  • Close Current Tab - Closes the current tab.
  • Close All But Current Tab - Closes all tabs but the currently active tab.
  • Close All Tabs - Closes all tabs.
  • Tab Focus Top/Bottom - Swaps focus from the tab top or bottom.
  • Focus Tree/Document - Swaps focus from the currently active document to the document tree, or vice versa.

9

Help

  • Key Assist - Opens the Key Assist window.
  • Online Documentation - Launches the default web browser and opens the documentation for Aqua Data Studio.
  • Mailing List - Launches the default web browser and opens the Aqua Data Studio mailing list discussions.
  • License - Displays the Company Name and License Key, also displays Evaluation Request Information
  • About Aqua Data Studio - Displays current version, Copyright, System, Fonts and JDBC Drivers information.
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