Data Editor Dialog
Overview
The data editor provides a user interface for working with data. In the data editor, you can sort, filter, add, edit and remove the data as well as perform other, associated tasks.
(For database objects data only.) Filtering and sorting queries pane.
The database object data in a Table view.
In CLion, the data editor lets you work with a database object data and a query results set.
To work with a database object data, in the Database tool window, do one of the following:
Double-click a database object.
Select a database object and press F4.
Select a database object and click the Edit Data icon () on the toolbar.
Right-click an object and select Edit Data.
To work with a query results set, in a query console, do one of the following:
Run a SQL query. The data editor opens in a Result tab of the Services tool window.
For more information about a Result tab of a Services tool window, refer to Result tabs.
Click the In-Editor Results button on the toolbar and run a query. The data editor opens in the query console in-editor results.
For more information about the In-Editor Results, refer to In-Editor Results.
The default view mode is Table. In this mode, you can filter and sort data, edit value of the cells directly, and work with rows of the data table.
Main functions
Most of the available functions are accessed by means of controls on the toolbar, context menu commands for the data cells, and associated keyboard shortcuts.
Toolbar controls
Item | Tooltip and shortcut | Description |
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, , , , | First Page, Previous Page Control+Alt+ArrowUp, Change page size, Next Page Control+Alt+ArrowDown, Last Page | Use navigation icons and corresponding commands for switching between pages that show the table data and change the page size. A number of rows that you see on the toolbar are referred to as a result set page. If this number is less than the number of rows in the table, only a subset of all the rows is shown at a time. If all the rows are currently shown, navigation icons and the corresponding commands are inactive. You can see the limit between the navigation buttons. You can change it here by clicking and selecting the necessary limit or in settings.
To change the size of a result set page, click the Change page size button and select the size. Alternatively, open settings (Control+Alt+S) and navigate to . In the Limit page size to field, type a new size of a result set page. Alternatively, to disable the page size restriction, clear the Limit page size to checkbox. |
Reload Page Control+F5 | Reload data for the table view to synchronize the data that you see in the editor with the contents of the database. Also, use the Reload Page button when you want to apply a new page size limit setting after its change. | |
Cancel Running Statements Control+F2 | Terminate execution of the current statement or statements. | |
Add Row Alt+Insert | Add a row to the table. To save a new row, click Submit . For more information about working with rows, see Tables. | |
Delete Row Control+Y | Delete the selected row or rows. To select multiple rows, click numbers in the gutter. Also, you can press Control and click the necessary rows. | |
Revert Selected Control+Alt+Z | Revert changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope. For more information about reverting changes, see Submit changes to a database. | |
Preview Pending Changes | Preview DML of changes that you made to the table. | |
Submit Control+Enter | Submit local changes to the database server. See Submit changes to a database. | |
Transaction Mode and Transaction Isolation | Select the isolation level for database transactions and the way the transactions are committed.
For more information about database transaction modes and isolation, refer to Submit changes to a database. | |
Submit and CommitControl+Alt+Shift+Enter | Submit and commit the current transaction. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction mode and isolation. | |
Roll Back | Roll back changes. This button is available only for the manual transaction mode. See also, transaction modes and isolation. | |
Go to DDL | Open DDL of the object in the editor. | |
Find on Current Page Control+F | Opens a search field for the current page of results. | |
Data Extractors | Select an output format for your data. Also, you can configure the following options:
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Export Data | Export the table data to the clipboard or save to a file. | |
Copy to Database | Copy the data to another table, schema or database. Select the target schema (a new table will be created) or table (the data will be added to the selected table). In the dialog that opens, specify the data mapping info and the settings for the target table. | |
Compare Data | Compare the current table with a table from the list. For more information about comparing tables, see Compare table data. | |
View as | Select the mode for browsing and editing table data.
For more information on viewing data, refer to View data. | |
Show Options Menu | The Show Options Menu list includes the following options:
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Context menu
Action | Shortcut | Description |
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Edit | F2 | Edit a value in the selected cell or cells. Alternatively, you can double-click the cell and start typing a value. The Edit command is unavailable for read-only values.
For more information about editing cells, see Cells. |
Open in Value Editor | Shift+Enter | Open in a separate value editor where you can edit data that is stored in the cell. For more information about the editor, refer to Value editor. |
Show Aggregate View | Open the aggregate view where you can select values of multiple cells and get a single summary value. For more information about the view, refer to Aggregate view. | |
Revert Selected | Control+Alt+Z | Revert changes that you made to a cell value. You can select a scope of different cells and revert values in this scope. For more information about reverting changes, see Submit changes to a database. |
Set Highlighting Language | Select a language that the IDE should use to highlight data in a cell. | |
Change Display Type | Select how the IDE should display binary data in the column. 16-byte data is displayed as UUID by default. | |
Set DEFAULT | Control+Alt+D | Set the current cell value to the default value or the value that you specified for the column. For more information about how to view or set a default value, see Manage default and NULL values for a cell. |
Set NULL | Control+Alt+N | Set the current cell value to NULL. For more information about how to allow a NULL value, see Manage default and NULL values for a cell. |
Load File… | Load a file into the field. | |
Save LOB… | For the cells that contain a binary large object (LOB). Save content of a cell into a file. | |
Copy | Control+C | Copy selection to the clipboard. |
Copy Aggregation Result (SUM) | Copy a summary value for a range of cells. By default, CLion copies the | |
Paste | Control+V | Paste the contents of clipboard into the table. |
Add Row | Add a row to the end of a table. | |
Delete Row | Alt+Delete | Delete selected rows. |
Clone Row | Create a duplicate of the selected row and adds the duplicate to the end of a table. | |
Quick Documentation | Control+Q | Show information about selected objects. For different database objects, Quick Documentation shows corresponding information. For example, for a group of cells, you will see a summary for the selection. You can preview it in a regular or in a transposed view and also see the related records by their foreign keys. |
Go To | Navigation Bar | Jump to a navigation bar. | |
Go To | Database | Open the selected object in the Database tool window. | |
Go To | Related Symbol | Navigate to one of the related objects. | |
Go To | DDL | Open an object definition (DDL). | |
Go To | Row… | Control+G | Jump to a specified row. In the Go to Row dialog, specify the column and row number (use the |
Go To | All Related Rows | F4 | Jump to a related record. The command options are a combination of those for Navigate between related data. and . Read more about related data inThe command is not available if there are no related records. |
Go To | Referenced Rows | Control+B | Switch to a record that the current record references. If more than one record is referenced, select the target record in the popup that appears. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data. The command is not available if there are no referenced records. |
Go To | Referencing Rows | Alt+F7 | Use this command or shortcut to see the records that reference the current record. Read more about related data in Navigate between related data. In the popup that appears there are two categories for the target records:
The command is not available if there are no records that reference the current one. |
Filter by | Select a filter that you want to a column. | |
Full-Text Search… | Control+Alt+Shift+F | Open a search window where you can search for data in your database or a group of databases. For more information about full-text search, see Full-text search in databases. |
Export Table to Clipboard | Copy the whole table to the clipboard. This action does not depend on Limit page size to setting. | |
Switch Session (your_current_session_name) | Open a window to select another session or create a new one. For more information about sessions, see Manage connection sessions. |