Inserting a New Table

To create a table within the database:

1. Go to the Tables tab and click Add Table - .



Figure 1 - Adding a table to the database

A new row appears in the table list, and the field under Table name is editable.

2. Click in this field and enter a name for the table you are creating, in this example Continents - .

This field will be the name of the table in the default language, selected in the table's properties tab (go to Table Properties for more information).

Note. Table names should be a maximum of 20 characters. If the table name has more than 20 characters, problems may arise later when using data templates and Bitstream files.



Figure 2 - Entering the table name

3. Click Save.

The table is assigned a Table ID (the next available table ID in the server) and the remaining columns are given the default values - .

Figure 3 - The new table is saved

To modify the table, click on the table ID (go to Table Properties for more information)