Navigating The Data Builder (Not Published)
What is the Data Builder?
The Data Builder is the first section of the Tadabase builder platform where you can define your data structure using data tables, fields, and records. We will define these essential data-building terms in detail within the following articles, but first let's define the various sections of the Data Builder so you can master how to navigate the Data Builder when adding data tables, fields, and rows to create your data structure.
Navigating the Data Builder
The Data Builder is divided into three sections:
- Your app's list of data tables
- The selected data table's navigation menu
- The selected data table's content
Your app's list of data tables
This section is where you can view all your app's data tables and access each data table's navigation menu and content by clicking on the selected data table from this list.
Within this section you can also add new data tables by clicking on the +Add Data Table button located towards the top of this section.
If your app has many data tables, you can easily filter them with the Search bar located at the top of this section.
Your app's list of data tables is dynamic to the Data Builder and will only be shown within the Data Builder section of the builder platform.
The selected data table's navigation menu
Each data table has its own navigation menu with various tabs you can use to customize that data table. When you select a data table from your app's list of data tables, the selected data table's navigation menu will appear to the right, above the selected data table's content. The Records tab is the default tab on each data table's navigation menu and it is where you can view the selected data table's list of fields and records.
You can use each data table's navigation menu to navigate its specific records, fields, settings, and other tabs.
The selected data table's navigation menu is dynamic to each data table and will change depending on which data table is selected. For instance, when a default Users data table is selected, its navigation menu will include user-specific tabs, including a Roles tab, which is specific to the Users data table.
We will explore all the various tabs on the data table navigation menu within the following articles, but first let's discuss the remaining section of the Data Builder- the selected data builder's content.
The selected data table's content
When you select a tab on the selected data table's navigation menu, the content within that tab will appear within this section. For instance, the default Records tab will display the selected data table's data content defined with fields (columns) and records (rows).
To view, add, edit, or delete the fields within each data table, you can click on the Fields tab on the selected data table's navigation menu or simply click on the pencil icon located next to each field (column).
To customize each data table's settings, click on the Settings tab on the selected data table's navigation menu.
To create an import template to import records into this data table, click on the Imports tab.
To create an export template to export records from this data table, click on the Exports tab.
Click here to learn more about adding, editing, and deleting records within each data table.
Now that we have identified how you can navigate the Data Builder, let's discuss the three data-defining basics of creating your data structure in the Data Builder- data tables, fields, and records.