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The TABLES view displays all table entities that are currently available within the opened package or packaging project. Since databases may contain a broad set of tables, the list tends to be quite long and therefore sometimes lacks a bit of clarity. In order to allow packagers to focus on the stock of tables that is actively used and populated with actual content, the TABLES view is equipped with a function to hide empty tables. (Analog to the likewise feature for directories, for example within the Files & Folders view of the Visual Designer Mode.)

Empty tables are marked by a lighter grey font color and a zero in the right column of the table list, indicating that there are no rows stored inside of it.

To Hide Empty Tables

1.Within the TABLES view, users find the list of available tables at the left-hand side of the application window.

2.Underneath this list view there is a checkbox called "Hide empty tables".

3.Activate that checkbox to immediately hide empty tables from view.

To Show Empty Tables

1.Within the TABLES view, users find the list of available tables at the left-hand side of the application window.

2.Underneath this list view there is a checkbox called "Hide empty tables".

3.Deactivate that checkbox to immediately show the empty tables within the list view of database tables.