Data Foundation object manipulation

In this section, we will get to know all the functions and features that we can apply using the pop-up menu that is displayed by right-clicking on any Data Foundation object. By the Data Foundation object, we mean a table, view, alias table, or derived table.

When you right-click on any table placed in Data Foundation, we will able to see a menu divided into four sections.

Insertion

This is the first section in this menu, and we can use it to insert the following:

  • An alias table based on the selected table
  • A derived table from the current selected table
  • A Data Foundation view from the current selected table/tables

The Insert menu and its options are shown in the following screenshot:

Note that if we select the Derived ...

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