About Data Browsing

You can view a Table instance's data only if:

• The latest version of the Table instance is installed.
• You have Read Data privileges for the Table instance.
• For a blinded Table instance, you have blinding-related security privileges.

Note:

In a Work Area you can see whether or not a Table instance contains data. If the value in the Has Data column for the Table instance is Yes, it contains data; if it is No, it does not contain data.

You can also see the latest and the installed Table instance version numbers in the Work Area's Properties screen.

Navigation: You can access the Browse Data feature in the following ways:

• Work Area's Properties screen. Click the icon in the Browse Data column. The icon is enabled only for Table instances whose latest version is installed.
• Table instance's Properties screen. Select Browse Data from the Actions drop-down list.

Data Currency: By default you see the current data.

You can select a timestamp from the Data Currency drop-down list to view data which is not current. The Data Currency drop-down list contains timestamps only if you have loaded data into the Table instance multiple times. You can see the Table instance's snapshot labels, if any, in parentheses next to the timestamp in the Data Currency drop-down list.

For blinded Table instances, the Data Currency drop-down list contains different sets of timestamps for dummy and real data. You can see the real data timestamps if you select Real from the Blind Break option in the Customize screen. See Customizing Data Browsing. You need the necessary privileges to use this feature.

Blinding: For Table instances that support blinding, the following rules apply:

• If the table contains blinded data, the system displays dummy data by default.
• If the table contains unblinded data and you have the required privileges, the system displays real data by default. If you do not have the privileges required to see unblinded data, the system displays dummy data.
• If the table does not support blinding, the system always displays real data.