Updated on 2023-04-03 GMT+08:00

Result Management

This section provides details on how to personalize the column width, number of records to be fetched in the query results, and result copy of column header or row number using the Query Results setting.

Query Results

Set column width of query results:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.

    The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

  1. Choose Result Management > Query Results.

    The Query Results pane is displayed.

  2. Select the required option.

    Column Width customization options:

    Option

    Outcome

    Content Length

    Selecting this option enables you to set the column width based on the content length of the column.

    Custom Length

    Selecting this option enables you to set the column width based on the value entered in this field.

    NOTE:

    This column accepts value between 100 and 500.

  3. Click OK.

    Click Restore Defaults from Query Results pane to reset to default values. The default value is Content Length.

Set the number of records to be fetched in the query results:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.

    The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

  2. Choose Result Management > Query Results.

    The Query Results pane is displayed.

  3. Select the required option.

    Option

    Outcome

    Fetch All records

    Selecting this option enables you to fetch all the records in the query results.

    Fetch custom number of records

    Selecting this option enables you to set the number of records that needs to be fetched in the query results.

    NOTE:

    This column accepts value between 100 and 5000.

  4. Click OK.

    Click Restore Defaults from Query Results pane to reset to default values. The default value is Fetch custom number of records (1000).

Set preference to copy column name and row number from query results:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.

    The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

  2. Choose Result Management > Query Results.

    The Query Results pane is displayed.

  3. Select the required option.

    Option

    Outcome

    Include column header

    Selecting this option enables you to copy column headers from the query results.

    Include row number

    Selecting this option enables you to copy the selected content along with the row number from the query results.

  4. Click OK.

    Click Restore Defaults from Query Results pane to reset to default values. The default value is Include column header.

Set preference to decide the behavior of opening up result set window/s:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.

    The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

  2. Go to Result Management > Result Window.
  3. Select the required option.

    Option

    Outcome

    Overwrite Resultset

    Current result set opened window/s are closed and new result set window is opened.

    Retain Current

    New result set window/s are opened retaining already opened result set window/s.

  4. Click OK.

Edit Table Data

Set save behavior of edit table data operation:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu. The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
  2. Choose Result Management > Edit Table Data. The Edit Table Data pane is displayed.

    Select the required option:
    Table 1 Edit table data

    Server Type

    Auto Commit

    Reuse Connection

    Table Data Save Option

    Behavior

    GaussDB(DWS)

    ON

    ON

    Save Valid Data

    All the valid data will be saved and committed. Incorrect data will be omitted.

    ON

    ON

    Do Not Save

    If an error occurs , no data will be saved.

    ON

    OFF

    Save Valid Data

    All the valid data will be saved and committed. Incorrect data will be omitted.

    ON

    OFF

    Do Not Save

    If an error occurs, no data will be saved.

    OFF

    ON

    Save Valid Data

    If an error occurs, no data will be saved. Perform Commit/Rollback to proceed further.

    OFF

    ON

    Do Not Save

    If an error occurs, no data will be saved. Perform Commit/Rollback to proceed further.

  3. Click OK.

    Click Restore Defaults from Edit Table Data pane to reset to default values. The default value is Save Valid Data.

Result Data Encoding

You can enable/disable to display the data encoding type in edit, view, and query results window.

Follow the steps to modify display of encoding option:

  1. Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.

    The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

  2. Choose Result Management > Query Results.

    The Query Results pane is displayed.

  3. Select Include result data encoding to include the Encoding drop-down in edit, view, and query results table.
  4. Click OK.

    • Click Restore Defaults from Result Management pane to reset to default values. Include result data encoding will be unselected by default.
    • Edit table, view table properties and query execution again to apply the changes.