Explore configure database connections

The Database Explorer allows you to explore configured database connections. The Database Explorer also supports tables, views, and synonyms along with the catalog, schema, or both to which the table belongs.

1. With a transformation or job open, on the left side of the Pipeline Designer interface, click the View icon. The View pane opens with the Transformations folder expanded, containing the Database Connections list.

2. Expand Database Connections, find the database connection you want to explore, and click the More Actions icon.

3. Select Explore. The Database Explorer window opens.

4. (Optional) Click the refresh icon to refresh the list.

5. Expand the folders and find the item you want to review.

6. Click Actions, and then select one of the following features:

   Feature	Description
   Preview first 100	Returns the first 100 rows from the selected table.
   Preview x Rows	Prompts you for the number of rows to return from the selected table.
   Row Count	Specifies the total number of rows in the selected table.
   Show Layout	Displays a list of column names, data types, and so on from the selected table.
   DDL	Generates the DDL to create the selected table based on the current connection type, the drop-down.
   View SQL	Launches the Simple SQL Editor for the selected table.
   Truncate Table	Generates a TRUNCATE table statement for the current table.Note: The statement is commented out by default to prevent users from accidentally deleting the table data
   Data Profile	Provides basic information about the data.

7. When you finish exploring the database connection, click Ok. The Database Explorer window closes.