Starting the Table Designer
- Last UpdatedNov 14, 2025
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You can start the Table Designer in one of two ways:
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Select Start>All Programs>AVEVA>SQL-Direct 12.0>Table Design for SQL Direct from the Start menu.
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Choose Tools >Start Table Designer... from the SQL Direct Configuration menu.
Whichever route you choose you will need to complete the login details for the project you wish to connect to (unless PDMS Server is already running and logged in to PDMS with the correct details):

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Field |
Purpose |
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User Name |
Your user name. |
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Password |
Your password. |
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Connect String |
The set of connection details to use. |
When a Table Schema file already exists for this connection, Table Designer displays the main form for that table schema (see below). If no table schema file already exists the main window is empty:
