Manage data with Data Browser

Open and close models

To open another model, click the + button.

To close a model, click the the x button in the model tab.

Icons of data types in models

The data type for each field is indicated with an icon in the header.

The table below lists all data types and their identifying icon.

Field data type	Description
	Text
	Integer
	Date-time
	Boolean
	Pre-defined list of values (enum data type)
	List of related records from another model
	The {} symbol can refer to one of the two types of fields. • Relation field • JSON field

Keyboard shortcuts in models

When you open a model, a number of keyboard shortcuts are available to browse and manipulate the data in the model.

Copy and paste

You can copy the value of any table cell using:

• Cmd ⌘ + C   on macOS
• Ctrl + C     on Windows

To paste in another cell, first double-click the cell to enter edit mode, and then use:

• Cmd ⌘ + V   on macOS
• Ctrl + V     on Windows

Add a record

1. In the model view, click Add record.

2. Based on the data allowed in each field, type the data for the record.

   Field data type	Description
   	Text
   	Integer If such a field has autoincrement() pre-filled, do not edit the cell and do not add a number manually.
   	Date-time Date-time fields contain a long string of numbers, letters, and others. As a best practice, copy the value of another date-time cell and modify it as necessary before pasting in the field.
   	Boolean Select true or false.
   	Pre-defined list Double-click a cell in the field and select one of the pre-defined options.
   	List of related records from another model It typically refers to a list of records that exist in another model in the database. If you are adding a new record and records from the related model do not yet exist, you do not need to enter anything in the current model.
   	The {} symbol can refer to one of the two types of fields. • Relation field • JSON field Relation with a model defined separately in the database Typically, you need to select the same value as any of the previous records Click the name of the model to see the list of values which you can then select for the related field. JSON field Double-click the field to edit the JSON data. As a best practice, validate the edited JSON data in a validator and paste it back in the cell.

3. (Optional) If you are unhappy with your changes, click Discard changes and start over.

4. Click Save 1 change.

Edit a record

1. Double-click a cell with existing data to edit.
2. (Optional) If you are unhappy with your changes, click Discard changes and start over.
3. Click Save 1 change.

Delete a record

1. From the left column, select the check box for the record you want to delete.
2. Click Delete 1 record.
3. Click Delete in the confirmation dialog.

Edit multiple records at once

You can add multiple records, edit multiple cells and, thus, accumulate multiple edits.

In the end, click Save changes to finalize them.

Filter data

Use the Filters menu to filter data in the model by adding conditions.

In the Filters menu, the first condition that you add is the where clause.

When you add multiple conditions, Data Browser filters the results so that all conditions apply in combination. Each new condition indicates this with the and operator, which appears in front.

Steps

1. Click Filters to open the Filters menu.

   Note
   
   Click Filters again if you want to hide the menu.

2. Click Add a new filter.

3. Configure the condition.

   1. Select the field by which you want to filter.
   2. Select a comparison operator.
      • equals
      • in
      • notin
      • lt
      • lte
      • gt
      • gte
      • not
   3. Type the value you want to use for the condition.
      Step result: Data Browser updates the data in the model immediately, based on the condition.

4. To add a new filter, click Add a new filter and repeat the steps above.

5. To remove a filter, click the x button on the right.

   

6. To remove all filters, click Clear all.

Result

• The data in the model is filtered based on the combination of all conditions you add.
• In the Filters menu, the default value of None changes to display the number of filters you add.

Show and hide fields

You can select which fields to view or hide by using the Fields menu.

Steps

1. Click the Fields menu.
2. Select only the fields you want to see and deselect any fields you want to hide.

Result

The model is immediately filtered to hide the data from any fields you have deselected.

Also, the Fields menu shows the number of fields that are currently selected.

Show and hide records

You can also select to show or skip a specific number of records in the model view.

Steps

1. Click the Showing menu.
2. In the Take box, specify the maximum number of records that you want the model view to show.
3. In the Skip box, specify how many of the first records you want to hide.

Result

The model is immediately filtered to show or hide records based on your selection.

The Showing menu indicates how many records are shown out of how many available records are in the model.