Column Properties dialog box

This is a feature of JBuilder Enterprise.

The Column Properties dialog box lets you set and modify the column properties for a column in your schema.

To display the Column Properties dialog,

  1. In the EJB Designer, expand the data source nodes in the structure pane to view all tables.
  2. Expand the table node for the table that has the column.
  3. Right-click the column node.
  4. Choose Edit Column Properties.
Property Description
Java Data Type The Java type of the column. Specify a Java type.
Java SQL Type From the drop-down list, specify the Java SQL type of the column.
Precision Specifies the precision of the column if applicable.
Scale Specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point if applicable.
Ordinal Displays the ordinal position of the column if applicable. This is a read-only property. To specify a column ordering preference, call setPreferredOrdinal().
Is Primary Key Specify if the column is the primary key or part of the primary key for the table.