## Query Modifier Editor dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click the Query Modifiers node in the Data tab of the Catalog Browser and then select Add Query Modifier from the shortcut menu. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Name

Specifies the name of the query modifier.

Type

Specifies the type of the query modifier, Structure or String.

Query

Specifies the query in the catalog to build or edit the query modifier.

Show Query

Shows the information of the query that is used.

Editing area

Specifies the query modifier in the editing area. When editing the string type query modifier, a text editor will be shown and you can key in the WHERE clause. When editing the structure type query modifier, a condition editor will be displayed and you can construct the query modifier using the buttons provided.

OK

Closes this query modifier dialog and accepts the changes.

Check

Checks the validation of the query modifier according to the query. The validation of a query modifier is defined as: all the fields and formulas referred to by the query modifier are available to the chosen query. The validation check will also ensure that the query modifier can work with the specified query.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes the dialog.

Show SQL

Displays the string of the Query Modifier.

Help

Displays this help document.

###### Related topics:

- Query modifiers