Defining Progress Table Columns
The following properties are applicable to an Progress Table Column object.
Tab |
Property |
Description |
Additional Information |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Name | Specifies the physical name of the column | ||
Domain Parent | Specifies the domain parent of the column | ||
Physical Data Type | Specifies the physical data type for the selected column | ||
Primary Key | Specifies the column as the table's primary key | ||
Foreign Key | Specifies whether the column is a foreign key | ||
Physical Only | Specifies whether the column is included in the physical model only | ||
SDI | Specifies whether the column contains Personally Identifiable Information (SDI) | ||
Comments | Specifies comments about the column | ||
General | Null Option | Specifies the usage of the NULL clause for the selected column |
Null: Indicates that null values are allowed Not Null: Indicates that null values are not allowed |
Progress | Percent Null | Specifies an estimated percentage of nulls used for that column | Use only whole numbers |
Format | Specifies the format in which the data is displayed in Progress applications | ||
Label | Specifies the label to be used to identify the column values in Progress applications | ||
Column-Label | Specifies the label to be used to identify the column values in a tabular layout in a Progress application | If this field is left empty, Progress uses the name specified in the Label text box | |
Extent | Specifies the number of elements in an array field | ||
Order Num | Specifies the number to identify the display order of a field relative to other fields in a Progress application | ||
View As | Specifies the type of widget to be used to display the column data in a Progress application | Supported widget types are: FILL-IN, EDITOR, RADIO-SET, SELECTION-LIST, and TEXT. | |
Prompt | Specifies information for the field in a Progress application | ||
Column Compression | Specifies whether to use column compression | ||
Character Case | Specifies how Progress considers the case of the values in database fields for the selected column during processing |
Available only if Physical Data Type is a Character data type. For example, CHAR, CHAR(), CHAR VARYING(), and CHARACTER. Case-Specific: Indicates that Progress considers the case of the value strings for processing. None, Not Case-Specific: Indicates that Progress does not consider the case of value strings for processing. |
|
Constraint | Use Inherited Constraint | Specifies whether the validation rule is inherited from the column's domain | |
Name | Specifies the name of the inherited validation rule to be attached to the selected column | ||
Validation | Specifies the validation rule to attach to the selected column | Available when Use Inherited Constraint is not selected | |
Use Inherited Default Value | Specifies whether the property is inherited from the column's domain | ||
Name | Specifies the name of the default value to be attached to the selected column | ||
Default | Specifies the default value to attach to the selected column | Available when Use Inherited Default Value is not selected | |
Link | Link Name | Specifies the user-defined link name | You can use the Link Wizard to create and manage link objects and define the link object properties. For more information on the Link Wizard refer to the Link Wizard topic. |
Linked To | Specifies the linked column name | ||
Synch Direction | Specifies the synchronization direction of the link | ||
Definition | Specifies the definition of the link | ||
Indexes | Show FK Indexes | Specifies whether foreign key indexes appear in the index membership list | |
Index Name | Specifies the indexes in which the selected column is a member | ||
Type | Specifies the index type |
Copyright © 2024 Quest Software, Inc. |