Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Delete a key
Applies to User Roles:
System Administrator
You can delete keys from System Definition and from the Database Dictionary utility. Choose one of the following methods to delete a key.
Delete a key by using System Definition
To delete a key by using System Definition:
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From the System Navigator, click System Definition > Tables > file_name > Fields
Note: You can type the first letter of a table name to jump to that alphabetic section. For example, type
oto jump to the oncall table.An overview of the table opens.
- Select the Fields and Keys tab.
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In the Keys section, click on a key.
Caution: When you select a key for deletion, you do not receive a confirmation message. The key is automatically deleted.
Delete a key by using the Database Dictionary utility
Example: Delete the Nulls & Duplicates key for operators in the assignment1 database dictionary record.
To delete a key by using the Database Dictionary utility:
- Click Tailoring > Database Dictionary.
- Open the
assignmentfile, and then make a copy of the assignment dbdict named assignment1. -
Open the assignment1 dbdict record.
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On the Keys tab, place the cursor in the Nulls & Duplicates section under which the operators key is located, and then click Edit Field/Key. The key window opens.
- Click Delete from the tool tray.
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Click Yes to confirm the delete.
The screen redisplays with the key operators removed from the list of keys, and the keys below it moved up to take its former place.
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Click OK to close and automatically update the file.
You receive a message that states the record has been updated in the dbdict file.
Related topics
Deleting a key
Adding a key
Modifying a key
Arrays
Structures
Arrayed structures
Alias fields
Adding a key
Methods for updating database dictionary records
Methods for deleting database dictionary records
Open a database dictionary
Copy a database dictionary and data records
Add a key as the first key
Insert a key between other keys
Add keys to bottom of the key list
Modify keys: Nulls and duplicates to unique
Access the Database Dictionary utility
Regen a database dictionary
