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SQL Query and CMS Database Table Basics CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a Custom Data Table
18-15
Step 2: Build the
Table
18
In INFORMIX, you can select menu items in one of two ways:
●
Use the arrow keys (
→
or
←
) to move the cursor to the menu option.
Then, press .
●
Type the first character of the menu option
To escape from a step and go back to the previous step, press the Delete
key on your keyboard.
2a. At the
INFORMIX Main
Menu, select
Table
.
→
The
Select Database
screen appears.
2b. Type
cms
, and press
.
→
The
Table
menu appears.
2c. Select
Create
.
→
The
Create Table
screen
appears.
2d. Type a name of up to 18
characters for the table you
are building. The table name
must begin with c_ (a lower-
case “c” and underscore).
For example, type
c_workcode
. Press the
key.
→
The
Create Table
menu
appears with a highlighted
box beneath “Column
Name.”
2e. Select
Add
.
→
The
Add Name
screen
appears.
Return
Return
Return