User Guide
User Guide
This guide explains how to use OpenEdge Data Administration in the VS Code extension and the native application. It will help you connect to a database, understand the interface, and work with schema, administration, and report screens through simple examples and common user workflows.
Interface Overview
This section explains the main areas of the Data Administration interface and how they work together during normal use.
Interface Overview describes the header controls, context and database selectors, the navigation and schema panel, the detail and editor panel, the administration screens, and the reports area. It is useful if you want a clearer understanding of what each part of the screen is used for before you start working with schema or administration tasks.
Read the full Interface Overview documentation
Connection Management
In this section we will cover how to connect to a database and manage connections.
Connection Management explains how to create, test, save, and reuse database connections in both the extension and the native application. It also covers the different save locations, password options, and the basic steps to switch between connections when you work with more than one database.
Read the full Connection Management documentation
Working with Screens
This section explains how to work with the available Data Administration screens.
Working with Screens covers the Data Dictionary area, the dump and load screens, the database administration screens, and the report screens. It explains what each screen or section is used for and helps you choose the correct place to work depending on whether you want to maintain schema, load or dump data, review database properties, or inspect report-style overviews.