Table Properties

Table tab:

Object type and name:

Table "Table Name": the table is an editable table.

Dependent Table "Table Name": the table is the result of an operation.

When you click this flat button, the table will be (re)opened.

Domain:

The name and and the type of the domain used by this table are listed.

Nr of records and columns:

The number of records and the number of columns of which this table consists are listed.

Definition:

For dependent tables: the expression by which the object was created is listed, i.e. the object definition.

General tab:

Object type and name:

Table "Table Name": the table is an editable table.

Dependent Table "Table Name": the table is the result of an operation.

When you click this flat button, the table will be (re)opened.

Location:

The path and directory where this object is stored.

Object date and time:

Date and time when this object was last changed.

Object size:

Total size of the table on disk in bytes (.TBT and .TB#).

Read only:

Select this check box to make the object read only. Clear this check box to make the object changeable.

Description:

Description of the object; freely editable. The description of a table appears in the title bar of a map window when the table is displayed. Further, for all objects, the description is visible on the status bar of the Main window when moving the mouse pointer over the object in the Catalog.

Dependency tab (for dependent tables):

Object type and name:

Dependent Table "Table name": the table is the result of an operation. When you click this flat button, the table will be (re)opened.

Definition:

The expression by which the object was created is listed, i.e. the object definition.

Up-to-date or not:

Lists whether this table is up-to-date or not. If not, the name of the object which was changed last is shown including that object's date and time.

Depends on:

In a tree view, the names of the objects are listed on which this table depends.

Calculate:

When only the object definition file of this table (.TBT) exists:

• click this button to (re)calculate the data file (.TB#) of this table by (re)executing the definition of this table.

Make Up-to-Date:

When the table is not up-to-date anymore,

i.e. when one or more objects on which this table depends have been changed, and when both the object definition file (.TBT) and the data file (.TB#) of this table exist:

• click this button to check all objects on which this table depends, see if these are up-to-date, if not, check all objects below, etc.,
• recalculate all changed objects on which this table depends, and finally recalculate the data file of this table using all new changed objects.

Release Disk Space:

When both the object definition file (.TBT) and a calculated data file (.TB#) exist:

• click this button to delete the data file of this table.

The expression by which this dependent table was created remains stored in the object definition file, so this table can always be recalculated.

Break Dependency Link:

Whether this table is Up-to-Date or not:

• click this button to break the dependency link between this table and the objects on which it depends. This table will become an editable source object.

Do not break the dependency link if you wish to be able to update this table in a later stage on the basis of changed input objects.

Used By tab:

Object type and name:

Table "object name". When you click this flat button, the table will be (re)opened.

Used by:

In a tree view, it is listed by which other objects this table is used.

Additional Info tab:

Object type and name:

Dependent Table "Table Name": the table is the result of an operation. When you click this flat button, the table will be (re)opened.

Additional Info:

When a dependent table is the result of a Pattern Analysis operation: additional information on reflexive nearest neighbours and distance to nearest neighbours is available.