External Table

The difference between external tables and standard tables is in the following: on deleting an external table, the physical database object referenced by the external table is not deleted. Therefore, a standard table can be a source for building several external tables.

Creating an External Table

An external table is created if it is necessary to create new repository tables based on already existing server tables.

To create an external table in the object navigator:

After executing the operations determine settings on the pages of the external table wizard:

In the web application, when opening the external table wizard the additional pages are displayed:

Working with External Table

Edit settings

View data

Refresh

See also:

Creating Table Data Sets | ITable | Working with Data Set