Documentation 8.0
Aqua Data Studio 8.0
Supported RDBMS Servers
1. Installation
    1.1 Minimum Requirements
    1.2 Installing Aqua Data Studio in Windows OS
    1.3 Installing Aqua Data Studio in Linux OS
    1.4 Installing Aqua Data Studio in Mac OS
    1.5 Launcher & Memory Configuration
    1.6 Interface Language, Fonts & Character sets
    1.7 Charts and OpenGL/JOGL Configuration
    1.8 Application Logs & Support Information
    1.9 Configuration & Connection files
2. Registering a Database Server
    2.1 Oracle
    2.2 Oracle OCI
    2.3 DB2 iSeries
    2.4 DB2 LUW
    2.5 DB2 zOS
    2.6 MS SQL Server
    2.7 Sybase ASE
    2.8 Sybase Anywhere
    2.9 Sybase IQ
    2.10 Informix
    2.11 Teradata
    2.12 Aster nCluster
    2.13 MySQL
    2.14 PostgreSQL
    2.15 Apache Derby
    2.16 Generic JDBC
    2.17 Generic ODBC
3. JDBC Driver Configuration
    3.1 Oracle 8i JDBC Drivers
    3.2 Oracle 9i JDBC Drivers
    3.3 Oracle 10g JDBC Drivers
    3.4 Oracle 11g JDBC Drivers
    3.5 DB2 iSeries JDBC Drivers
    3.6 DB2 z/OS JDBC Drivers
    3.7 DB2 LUW 7.2 JDBC Drivers
    3.8 DB2 LUW 8.1 and DB2 UDB 8.2
    3.9 DB2 LUW 9.0 and DB2 UDB 9.5
    3.10 SQL Server JDBC Drivers
    3.11 Sybase ASE JDBC Drivers
    3.12 Sybase Anywhere JDBC Drivers
    3.13 Sybase IQ JDBC Drivers
    3.14 Informix JDBC Drivers
    3.15 Teradata JDBC Drivers
    3.16 Aster nCluster Drivers
    3.17 PostgreSQL JDBC Drivers
    3.18 MySQL JDBC Drivers
    3.19 Apache Derby JDBC Drivers
    3.20 SQLite JDBC Drivers
    3.21 Firebird JDBC Drivers
4. Workspace and Docking Framework
    4.1 Menus and Toolbar
    4.2 Shortcuts Toolbar
    4.3 Schema Browser
    4.4 Scripts Browser
    4.5 Details View
5. Query Analyzer - SQL Tool in ADS
    5.1 Invoking the Query Analyzer (CTRL+Q)
    5.2 Using the Query Analyzer
    5.3 Query Analyzer and its Environment
    5.4 Server Side Comments
    5.5 Parameterized Scripts
    5.6 Displaying Results of Queries
    5.7 Saving Query Results
    5.8 Tips and Tricks
    5.9. SQL Automation
        5.9.1 Insert, Update, Select
        5.9.2 Introduce Columns and Value Stubs
        5.9.3 Morph to Delimited List
        5.9.4 Formatting Statements
        5.9.5 Auto Completion
        5.9.6 Aqua Commands
    5.10. Charting Grids and Pivot Grids
        5.10.1 Working with Grids and Pivot Grids
        5.10.2 Working with Enhanced Charts
        5.10.3 Scripting Charts
        5.10.4 Chart Options
        5.10.5 Function Series
    5.11. Visual Explain Plan
        5.11.1 Using Explain Diagrams
        5.11.2 Sample Query Tuning Demo
6. SQL History (CTRL+ ALT+H)
7. Query Builder Tool in ADS
    7.1 Building Queries
    7.2 Workspace Reference
8. GUI Tools for Database Objects
    8.1 Creating Databases
    8.2 Creating Tables
    8.3 Creating Constraints
    8.4 Creating Indexes
    8.5 Creating Views & Triggers
    8.6 Creating Aliases & Synonyms
    8.7 Creating Storage Objects
    8.8 Multi Scripting Objects
9. Tools and Features
    9.1 How to Import Data using ADS
    9.2 How to Export Data using ADS
    9.3 Generate SQL Scripts using ADS
    9.4 Table Data Editor
    9.5 Server Script Generator
    9.6 Using Object Search in ADS
    9.7 Comparing two Database Schemas
    9.8 Using the Visual Explain White Board
    9.9 Using the Execution Monitor
    9.10 Generating ER Diagrams
10. Procedure, Function & Package Editor
11. SQL Debugger
    11.1.1 Oracle Debugger
    11.1.2 DB2 Debugger
    11.1.3 MS SQL Debugger
    11.1.4 Sybase Debugger
12. ER Modeler in ADS
    12.1 Notation and Normalization
    12.2 Creating Tables
    12.3 Creating Indexes
    12.4 Creating Constraints
    12.5 Creating Relationships & Subcategories
    12.6 Adding Notes and Regions
    12.7 Saving and Exporting an ER Model
    12.8 Forward Engineering
    12.9 Reverse Engineering
    12.10 ER Modeler Demo
    12.11 Converting ER Models DB to DB
13. Version Control in ADS
    13.1 Using a Subversion Repository
    13.2 Using a CVS Repository
    13.3 File Search in Version Control
14. Database Administrator Tools
    14.1 ORACLE DBA Tools
        14.1.1 Server Statistics
         14.1.2 Rollback Manager
         14.1.3 Log Manager
         14.1.4 Session Manager
         14.1.5 Instance Manager
         14.1.6 Storage Manager
         14.1.7 Security Manager
         14.1.8 SGA Manager
    14.2 SQL SERVER DBA Tools
        14.2.1 Instance Manager
        14.2.2 Session Manager
        14.2.3 Security Manager
        14.2.4 Storage Manager
        14.2.5 SQL Agent Manager
    14.3 SYBASE DBA Tools
        14.3.1 Instance Manager
        14.3.2 Session Manager
        14.3.3 Security Manager
        14.3.4 Storage Manager
    14.4 MySQL DBA Tools
        14.4.1 Instance Manager
        14.4.2 Session Manager
        14.4.3 Storage Manager
        14.4.4 Security Manager
    14.5 DB2 for LUW DBA Tools
        14.5.1 Instance Manager
        14.5.2 Session Manager
        14.5.3 Storage Manager
        14.5.4 Security Manager
15. Compare Tools in ADS
    15.1 File Compare
    15.2 Results Compare
    15.3 Directory Compare
    15.4 Tab Compare
    15.5 Schema Compare
    15.6 Copy History Compare
16. Editors & Viewers
17. Aqua Data Studio OPTIONS
    17.1 General Options
    17.2 Editor Options
    17.3 Compare and Results Options
    17.4 Query Analyzer Options
    17.5 Scripts and Results Options
    17.6 Visual Explain Options
    17.7 Formatter Options
    17.8 Permissions and Registration Options
    17.9 Key Mapping Options and Key Assist Tool
    17.10 Command line

Aqua Data Studio 8.0

Welcome to Aqua Data Studio Documentation - Below you will find 6 quick steps to getting you started with Aqua Data Studio. Once you have your database query tool up and running you may continue into the documentation to understand the different features of Aqua Data Studio.

1 Downloading - You may download the appropriate package for your operating system by clicking on the package in the download section. If you experience any download problems, or just slow download speeds, please email us so that we may upgrade our servers and bandwidth. Email us at (architect (at) aquafold.com)
2 Installation - It's simple to install Aqua Data Studio. Simply decompress the downloaded package and run one of the following ... datastudio.exe (for Windows), datastudio(.bat/.sh) (for console with your own JVM), datastudio-bundled(.bat/.sh) (for console with bundled JVM), or Aqua Data Studio.app for Mac. Check out the step-by-step instructions with screenshots here: Instructions.
3 Connecting to a database - Ready to connect? View the sample registration screenshots provided in the gallery for help with your specific database (registration/screenshots).  If you still experience problems connecting to your database you should review the JDBC driver and the registration section of the documentation.
4 Using the Tools available in Aqua Data Studio 8.0 - Once you have Connected to a Server, use all the different tools available to automate your most complex tasks, including: Query Analyzer, Query Builder, Debuggers, Editors, ER Modeler and Version Control. Detailed documentation is provided for each.
5 Options - Aqua Data Studio 8.0 has configurable options to assist you with all your jobs.
6 Problems? -  If you have a problem you can’t resolve, please email us so that we may assist you and/or fix the problem for all our users. Email us at (support (at) aquafold.com).