Specifying joins

This page allows you to specify the join conditions for merging two tables in a view.

Note: At least two tables should be specified for the view, to specify the joins.

The system displays the following:

View Display Name

The name of the view, as it appears in the “Inquiries” activity.

View Type

The type of the view, which could be “Adhoc”, “Audit” or “Report”.

View Access

The access type of the view, which could be “Public” or “Private”.

Source Table Name

The name of the table that must be merged with the target table in the view (Alphanumeric, 255).

Help facility available.

Source Column Name

The name of the column in the source table, matching with the column in the target table (Alphanumeric, 255).

Join Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the join type. The system lists the following options: “Inner Join”, “Left Outer Join” and “Right Outer Join”.

Target Table Name

The name of the table that must be merged with the table specified as the source table (Alphanumeric, 255).

Help facility available.

Target Column Name

The name of the column available in the target table, matching with the column in the source table (Alphanumeric, 255).