Multiple table views

Multiple table views enable you to work with subsets of a RealTime database (RTDB) table by defining different views. You can define up to five different views by using the Table Edit dialog box.

Multiple views are useful when a table contains fields you naturally see together. For example, you may see tank records categorized into two views: tank general configuration and strapping table views.

For more information on creating multiple table views, refer to Configure a view.

Note: This feature helps solve the Excel 2003 limitation, whereby a worksheet can only hold a maximum of 256 columns. Some tables in RealTime have more than 256 columns, for example, the Tank table, which cannot be exported to a .xls file in its entirety due to these restrictions. Having multiple views of the Tank table enables you to export the table into several .xls files in a manageable way. Newer versions of Excel that use the .xlsx file extension do not have these limitations.