Chapter 4. Exploring Data

Table of Contents

Overview
The Proximity User Interface
Exploring Objects and Links
Exploring Attributes
Using the Location Bar
Visualizing Data
Setting Display Preferences
Analyzing the Database Schema
Tips and Reminders

Overview

The Proximity Database Browser is a browser-based interface that lets you explore database entities, create and execute queries, examine models, and run Python scripts that operate on the database.

Objectives

The text and exercises in this chapter demonstrate how to

  • start and use the Proximity Database Browser

  • explore objects, links, and attributes in a Proximity database

  • visualize portions of the database as a graph

  • set display preferences for the Proximity Database Browser

  • create a schema analysis report