Starting Sybase Central opens the main Sybase Central window, which is similar on UNIX and Windows systems.
The main window is split into two vertically-aligned panels. The left panel displays a hierarchical view of database objects or containers in a treelike structure. A container is a database object that can hold other database objects, including other containers. Sybase Central is at the top, with contained objects indented beneath it.
Plug-ins for Sybase Central, such as the Sybase IQ database management system, occupy the first level after the root level. A plug-in is a graphical tool for managing a particular product. When you install the product, the plug-in automatically installs. When you next start Sybase Central, the new product automatically “plugs in” to Sybase Central and appears in the main window.
Once you connect to a server, the right panel displays the contents of any container that you select. To select a Sybase IQ object, click the Sybase IQ object in the left panel, or double-click the object in the right panel.
