Import Table dialog
The Import 'table_name' Table dialog appears when you export data from one table to another one, or when you export a table to another database or schema.
In this dialog, specify the data mapping info and the settings for the destination table.
Table name, structure and data mappings
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Target schema | Schema in which you want to create or to copy a table. You can select schemas in other data source. |
Table | Name of a new table or an existing table in case you want to add data to the existing table. |
Comment | Comment to a table. |
Columns | Keys | Indexes | Foreign Keys | Data mappings and definitions of columns, keys, and indexes. Double-click the line to start editing. The Mapped to field specifies relation of a data column from the file and the corresponding column in the database. If you clear this field, no data is added to the target column in the database. To remove a column, select the corresponding line and click the Remove button |
.Data and DDL previews
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Data Preview | The generated preview of how your data will be imported to the database. |
DDL Preview | A statement or statements that DataSpell will run to create a table. You can edit the statements in the DDL preview field. |
Errors and logs
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Write errors to file | Write errors that occur during the import in a text file. |
Insert inconvertible values as null | Insert the |
Disable indexes and triggers, lock table (may be faster) | Disable indexes and triggers during the import. Note that if you selected this option, it might lead to a situation when a trigger does not fire and fails to pass its results. Though it might improve the performance of the importing process. The option is available only when the target table (to which you copy values) has indexes or triggers. |