A database schema is the collection of all objects in the database. Sybase Central displays a database schema as a hierarchy of containers and their contents. This section describes how to view the schema of a database.
There are a variety of methods for viewing the objects in a database, including the following:
Click a container in the left panel to select that container. The right panel then shows the contents of the selected container. Among the contents of the server container are all the databases you have attached to, including those you have not yet connected to by entering a user ID and password.
Click the left and right arrow keys to expand or collapse the hierarchical tree of objects. This allows you to view database objects at levels below the level of the currently selected container. If no plus or minus sign appears next to a container, it contains no objects extending beyond its own level.
Double-clicking on the container in the left panel expands or contracts the object’s hierarchy in addition to selecting it and displaying its contents in the right panel. You can use the View/Choose Columns menu option (Alt+V, C) to customize the columns displayed.
If you cannot display certain fields, use the facilities
your windowing system provides to change the Sybase Central display
to use dark text on a white or light background.
After you have opened an object deep in the hierarchy, for example, a column, the left panel reflects all the items above it.
The left panel displays container objects only. The right panel displays the contents of the container object selected in the left panel. For example, if you select the Sybase IQ plug-in in the left panel, the right panel displays servers, utilities, and services for IQ.
