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  3. Using Plugins and Extensions for Development
  4. About IntelliJ Plugin
  5. Managing Tables Using the IntelliJ Plugin

Managing Tables Using the IntelliJ Plugin

Learn how to create tables and view table data in Oracle NoSQL Database KVStore from IntelliJ.

After connecting to the Oracle NoSQL Database, you can execute the examples downloaded with Oracle NoSQL Java SDK to create a sample table. With the help of the IntelliJ Plugin, you can view the tables and their data in the Schema Explorer window.
Execute an example program:
  1. Open the NoSQL project connected to your Oracle NoSQL Database.
  2. Locate and click BasicTableExample in the Project Explorer window. You will find this in the examples folder under oracle-nosql-java-sdk. By looking at the code, you can notice that this program creates a table called audienceData, puts two rows into this table, queries the inserted rows, deletes the inserted rows, and finally drops the audienceData table.
  3. To pass the required arguments, click Run > Edit Configurations. Enter the following program arguments, and click OK.

    Table 5-6 Program Arguments

    Program Arguments More Information
    http://<proxy_host>:<proxy_http_port> -useKVProxy For example, if your Proxy URL is http://<proxy_host>:8080, the program argument must be http://<proxy_host>:8080 -useKVProxy.
  4. To execute this program, click Run > Run 'BasicExampleTable' or press Shift + 10.
  5. Verify the logs in the terminal to confirm that the code executed successfully. You can see the display messages that indicate table creation, rows insertion, and so on.

    Tip:

    As the BasicExampleTable deletes the inserted rows and drops the audienceData table, you can't view this table in the Schema Explorer. If you want to see the table in the Schema Explorer, comment the code that deletes the inserted rows and drops the table, and rerun the program.
  6. To view the tables and their data:
    1. Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
    2. Locate the audienceData table under your tenant identifier, and expand it to view its columns, primary key, and shard key details.
    3. Double-click the table name to view its data. Alternatively, you can right-click the table and select Browse Table.
    4. A record viewer window appears in the main editor. Click Execute to run the query and display table data.
    5. To view individual cell data separately, double-click the cell.

Perform DDL operations using IntelliJ

You can use IntelliJ to perform DDL operations.

Some of the DDL operations that can be performed from inside the IntelliJ plugin are

CREATE TABLE

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click the connection name and choose Create Table.
  • In the prompt, enter the details for your new table. You can create the Oracle NoSQL Database table in two modes:
    • **Simple DDL Input** : You can use this mode to create the table declaratively, that is, without writing a DDL statement.
    • **Advanced DDL Input** : You can use this mode to create the table using a DDL statement.
  • You have the option to view the DDL statement before creating. Click Show DDL to view the DDL statement formed based on the values entered in the fields in the Simple DDL input mode. This DDL statement gets executed when you click Create.
  • Click Create to create the table.

DROP TABLE

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table that you want to drop. Choose Drop Table.
  • A confirmation window appears, click Ok to confirm the drop action.

CREATE INDEX

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table where index need to be created. Choose Create Index.
  • In the Create Index panel, enter the details for creating an index without writing any DDL statement. Specify the name of the index and the columns to be part of the index.
  • Click Add Index.

DROP INDEX

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Click on the target table to see the listed columns, Primary Keys, Indexes and Shard Keys.
  • Locate the target-index which has to be dropped and right-click on it. Click Drop Index.
  • A confirmation window appears, click Ok to confirm the drop action.

ADD COLUMN

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table where column needs to be added. Choose Add Column.
  • You can add new COLUMNs in two modes:
    • Simple DDL Input : You can use this mode to add new columns without writing a DDL statement.
    • Advanced DDL Input : You can use this mode to add new columns into the table by supplying a valid DDL statement.
  • In both the modes, specify the name of the column and define the column with its properties - datatype, default value and whether it is nullable.
  • Click Add Column.

DROP COLUMN

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Click on the target table to see the listed columns, Primary Keys, Indexes and Shard Keys.
  • Locate the target-column which has to be dropped and right-click on it. Click Drop Column.
  • A confirmation window appears, click Ok to confirm the drop action.

Perform DML operations using IntelliJ

You can add data, modify existing data and query data from tables using IntelliJ plugin.

Insert data

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table where a row needs to be inserted. Choose Insert Row.
  • In the Insert Row panel, enter the details for inserting a new row. You can INSERT a new ROW in two modes:
    • Simple Input : You can use this mode to insert the new row without writing a DML statement. Here a form based row fields entry is loaded, where you can enter the value of every field in the row.
    • Advanced JSON Input : You can use this mode to insert a new row into the table by supplying a JSON Object containing the column name and its corresponding value as key-value pairs.
  • Click Insert Row.

Modify Data - UPDATE ROW/DELETE ROW:

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table where a row needs to be inserted. Choose Browse Table.
  • In the textbox on the left, enter the SQL statement to fetch data from your table. Click Execute to run the query.
  • To view individual cell data separately, click the table cell.
  • To perform DML operations like Update and Delete Row, right-click on the particular row. Pick your option from the context-menu that appears.
    • Delete Row : A confirmation window appears, click Ok to delete the row.
    • Update Row : A separate HTML panel opens below the listed rows, containing the column names and its corresponding value in a form-based entry and as a JSON key-pair object. You can choose either of the two methods and supply new values.

      Note:

      In any row, PRIMARY KEY and GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY columns cannot be updated.

Query tables

  • Locate the Schema Explorer, and click the Refresh icon to reload the schema.
  • Right click on the table and choose Browse Table.
  • In the textbox on the left, enter the SELECT statement to fetch data from your table.
  • Click Execute to run the query. The corresponding data is retrieved from the table.
  • Right click on any row and click View JSON to view the entire row object in the JSON format.
  • Click Show Query Plan to view the execution plan of the query.