<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">This icon turns the view of the data source explorer on and off.</help:help-text> It is visible on the <help:link Id="65557">database bar</help:link>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">In the data source explorer you see the data sources registered in <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> with their links, queries and tables.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Construct connection</span> - As soon as you select an individual table or query, a connection to the data source is constructed. Once construction of the connection is complete, the name of the data source, the <span class="T1">Queries</span> or <span class="T1">Tables</span> entry and the name of the query or table selected is shown in bold type. It is necessary to construct a connection to the data source before, for example, a copied table can be inserted there.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The context menu of the data source explorer contains the following commands relating to the entry to be displayed in inverted form:</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The commands in the context menu vary depending on whether or not a link to the data source has been established yet. So, for example, you only see the command <span style="font-weight:bold;">Disconnect</span> if a link has been established.</p>
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<p class="Head2">Context menu of a data source main entry</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:help-id value="HID_BROWSER_DSADMINISTRATE"/>Administrate Data Sources</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Opens the <help:link Id="66167">Administrate Data Sources</help:link></help:help-text> dialog.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Closes the link to the data source.</help:help-text> See <help:link Id="68345">Tools - Options - Data sources - Links</help:link>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Once you have started this command you can rename the entry.</help:help-text> Simply enter the new name. You can also do this by double-clicking or selecting the entry and (F2) The database must support renaming, otherwise this command does not work.</p>
<p class="Head2">Additional commands in the context menu of "Links"</p>
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<p class="Head2">Additional commands in the context menu of an individual link</p>
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<p class="Head2">Additional commands in the context menu of "Queries"</p>
<p class="Head3">New Query Design</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Opens the <help:link Id="66162">Query Design</help:link></help:help-text> window.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:help-id value="SID_OFA_QRY_SQLVIEW"/><help:help-id value="HID_OFA_CHAOS_QUERY_SHOWSQL"/>enter New SQL Command</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Opens the query if you want to directly enter an <help:link Id="66162" Eid="sql">SQL command</help:link>.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2">Additional commands in the context menu of an individual query</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Copies the query to the clipboard.</help:help-text> From there it can be pasted to a text document, for example. Choosing the insert command opens the <help:link Id="65967">Insert Database Columns</help:link> dialog.</p>
<p class="Head2">Additional commands in the context menu of "Tables"</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Opens the <help:link Id="66162">Query Design</help:link></help:help-text> window. The view is designed and used like a query.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Pastes a table from the clipboard to the selected table container. You will see the <help:link Id="66193"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Copy AutoPilot Table</span> dialog</help:link>.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">Pastes a view from the clipboard to the selected table container. You will see the <help:link Id="66193"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Copy AutoPilot Table</span> dialog</help:link>.</help:help-text>.</p>