CLion 2023.3 Help

Database tool window

Enable the Database Tools and SQL plugin

This functionality relies on the Database Tools and SQL plugin, which is bundled and enabled in CLion by default. If the relevant features aren't available, make sure that you didn't disable the plugin.

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and then select Plugins.

  2. Open the Installed tab, find the Database Tools and SQL plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name.

Overview

In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , you can work with databases and DDL data sources. You can view and modify data structures in your databases, and perform other associated tasks.

The available data sources are shown as a tree of data sources, schemas, tables and columns.

the Database tool window

If no data sources are currently defined, use the New command Alt+Insert to create a data source and connect to a database. For more information about data sources, refer to the Data sources topic.

Once CLion is connected to a database, Database tool window will display the introspected database objects. For more information about the objects viewing options, refer to the View options chapter. For more information about working with database objects in CLion, refer to the Database objects section.

Most of the functions in this window are accessed by using the toolbar icons or context menu commands. Many of the commands have keyboard shortcuts. If the toolbar is hidden, the Refresh and Open Query Console commands can be access by means of the title bar buttons (the Refresh icon and the Jump to Query Console icon respectively).

Title bar

You can right-click the window title bar and use the context menu to configure its viewing mode, associate the window with a different tool window bar, or resize and hide the window.

You can also use the toolbar buttons:

Item

Shortcut

Description

Scroll from Editor

Automatically sets the focus on the object name in the Database tool window when the editor area is in focus.

Expand All

Ctrl+NumPad +

Expand all nodes in the current view.

Collapse all

Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all expanded nodes in the current view.

Hide tool window

Shift+Escape

Hide the tool window .

To hide all the tool windows, press Ctrl+Shift+F12.

View options

Database tool window Options menu items

The rest of the options are common for all the tool windows, refer to Viewing modes.

Toolbar controls

Database tool window toolbar

Icon

Command

Shortcut

Description

Available for

the New icon

New

Alt+Insert

Create a new data source, role, database, schema, query console, table, column, index, or a primary or a foreign key. The list of options depends on which element is currently selected.

Data sources and their elements. If a DDL data source is selected, you can only choose to create another data source.

the Duplicate icon

Duplicate

Ctrl+D

Create a copy of the selected data source. Specify the properties of the data source in the Data Sources and Drivers dialog that opens.

Databases and DDL data source nodes

the Refresh icon

Refresh

Ctrl+F5

Update the view of the selected element (that is to synchronize the view of the element with its actual state in the database).

See also, Data Sources and Drivers dialog.

Data sources and their elements.

the Data Source Properties icon

Data Source Properties

Open the Data Sources and Drivers dialog to manage your data sources and their settings.

All node types

the Deactivate icon

Deactivate Ctrl+F2

Ctrl+F2

Close the database connection for the selected data source or data sources. (The data sources with connected sessions are indicated with a green dot in the corner of their icon.)

Data sources with active connections and their elements

the Edit Data icon

Edit Data

F4

Open a table view of the object in the data editor. This option works for tables, views, and materialized views.

Corresponding elements in data sources.

DDL

Go to DDL

Ctrl+B

Open the DDL script of the selected object.

Corresponding elements in data sources.

the Compare Structure icon

Compare Structure

Ctrl+D

Compare structure of two database objects in the Migration dialog.

Two selected database objects of the same kind.

the Jump to Query Console icon

Jump to Query Console

Ctrl+Shift+F10

Open the list of query consoles for the selected data source.

Data sources and their elements (tables and table columns)

the Filter icon

Filter

Open a list of database objects that you can filter for the selected database. The list of database objects depends on the selected database. To see a full list of available database objects and their icons, go to Icons for data sources and their elements.

Data sources and their elements

Context menu

Context-menu actions appear when you right-click an object in the Database tool window.

Command

Shortcut

Description

Available for

Properties

Open the Data Sources and Drivers dialog to manage your data sources and their settings.

Data source and DDL data source nodes.

New

Alt+Insert

Create a new data source, role, database, schema, query console, table, column, index, a primary or a foreign key. The list of options depends on which element is currently selected.

Data sources and their elements. If a DDL data source is selected, you can only choose to create another data source.

Rename

Shift+F6

Rename the selected data source, table or column. Specify the new name in the dialog that opens.

Data sources and their elements.

Copy/Paste | Copy Reference

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Copy the fully qualified name of the selected data source, table or column to the clipboard.

Data sources and their elements.

Copy/Paste | Duplicate

Ctrl+D

Create a copy of the selected data source. Specify the properties of the data source in the Data Sources and Drivers dialog that opens.

Data source and DDL data source nodes.

Edit Data

F4

Open a table view of the object in the data editor. This option works for tables, views, and materialized views.

Corresponding elements in data sources.

Refresh

Ctrl+F5

Update the view of the selected element (that is to synchronize the view of the element with its actual state in the database).

See also, Data Sources and Drivers dialog.

Data sources and their elements.

Deactivate Ctrl+F2

Ctrl+F2

Close the database connection for the selected data source or data sources. (The data sources with connected sessions are indicated with a green dot in the corner of their icon.)

Data sources with active connections and their elements

Drop

or

Remove

Delete

Remove the selected item.

Data sources and their elements.

Quick Documentation

Ctrl+Q

View basic information about the selected element.

To close the documentation popup, press Escape.

Data sources and their elements.

Navigation | Go to DDL

Ctrl+B

Open the DDL script of the selected object.

Corresponding elements in data sources.

Navigation | Jump to Query Console

Ctrl+Shift+F10

Open the list of query consoles for the selected data source.

Data sources and their elements (tables and table columns)

Run Function

or

Run Procedure

Run the selected function or procedure.

Data source elements: functions, procedures.

(Oracle only) Introspection Level

Change the introspection level either for the whole database or for a particular schema. Children inherit a level that is set for a parent.

Oracle Data Source nodes.

SQL Scripts | SQL Generator

Ctrl+Alt+G

Generate data definition structures for database objects. For example, you can generate DDL files for a single table or for all the tables in the schema. Also, you can customize generation settings. For example, you can set what syntax to use for table creation: CREATE TABLE or CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS.

For more information, refer to the Generate DDL definitions for database objects and Change output settings of the SQL Generator chapters.

Data source elements.

SQL Scripts | Generate DDL to Clipboard

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Generate DDL of the object and copy it to the clipboard.

Data sources and their elements.

SQL Scripts | Truncate…

Remove all the rows in the selected table.

Data source elements: tables.

Tools | Manage Shown Schemas

Open a popup with available schemas for the current data source.

See also, Show and hide schemas and databases.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Compare Structure

Ctrl+D

Compare structures of two selected database objects (data sources, schemas, or tables). The comparison results are shown in the Diff Viewer.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Full-text Search

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F

Search for data in your databases or a group of databases without knowing data exact location.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Set Color

Set or change the color for the selected element or elements. (The Database Color Settings dialog will open.)

To set a color, right-click a data source and select Tools | Set Color. In the Database Color Settings dialog, select the dialog and coloring options. To have the data source color applied for query consoles and grids, select the In console editors and grids checkbox.

See also, Assign a color to query consoles and grids.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Add Bookmark

F11

Add the selected item to bookmarks.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Scripted Extensions | Generate POJOs.clj

Generate a Java entity class for the selected table. In the dialog that opens, specify the directory in which the JAVA class file should be generated.

Data sources and their elements.

Tools | Scripted Extensions | Go To Scripts Directory

Switch to the directory where the Generate POJOs.clj example script file is located.

Data sources and their elements.

Import/Export | Export Data to File

Save data for the selected tables and views in files. Select the output format (for example, SQL Inserts, Tab-separated (TSV), JSON-Clojure.json.clj).

Data source elements: tables and views.

Import/Export | Import Data from File(s)…

Import a text file containing delimiter-separated values (CSV, TSV, and so on) into your database.

If a schema is currently selected, CLion will create a new table for the data that you are importing. If a table is selected, CLion will try to add the data to the selected table.

Data source elements: tables.

Import/Export | Copy Table to

F5

Create a copy of the selected table. You can create a copy in a different scheme or data source. For example, you can copy the actor table from MySQL to PostgreSQL.

Database objects: tables and views.

Import/Export | Dump to DDL Data Source

Create your DDL data source by dumping a regular data source to a root/repository folder.

Data sources and their elements.

Import/Export | Export with 'mysqldump'

or

Import/Export | Export with 'pg_dump'

Run mysqldump or pg_dump for the selected items. mysqldump and pg_dump are native MySQL and PostgreSQL tools. They are not integrated into CLion. You can read about them at dev.mysql.com and postgresql.org.

Data source nodes.

Import/Export | Restore with 'mysql'

or

Import/Export | Restore with 'psql'

or

Restore

Run mysql, pg_restore, or psql to restore a data dump. These tools are native for MySQL and PostgreSQL. They are not integrated into CLion. You can read about them at dev.mysql.com and postgresql.org.

Data source nodes.

Diagrams | Show Visualisation

and

Diagrams | Show Visualisation Popup

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U and Ctrl+Alt+U

View a UML class diagram for the selected data source or table. You can select between the following options:

  • Show Visualisation to open the diagram on a separate editor tab.

  • Show Visualisation Popup to see the diagram in a popup.

Data sources and their elements.

Diagnostics | Dump Model

Generate a diagnostic representation of the database in a CLion internal format. This information might be helpful for the support team if some database objects exist in the database but do not show up in the Database tool window.

Data sources and their elements.

Diagnostics | Diagnostic Refresh

Reload the metadata from the database and generate a detailed log file of the process. This information might be helpful for the support team when your introspection takes too much time.

Data sources and their elements.

Diagnostics | Prepare Introspector Diagnostics

Generate three files that include information about the following:

  • dataSource.txt: the data source.

  • introspector.txt: a module that was used to load the metadata from the database.

  • model.xml: a part of the database model.

This information might be helpful when introspection works incorrectly. For example, when you see something outdated or do not see new objects.

Data sources and their elements.

Diagnostics | Force Refresh

Ctrl+Shift+F5

Delete the data source information from cache and load it again. This action is available on the data source node only.

Data source nodes.

Diagnostics | Forget This Schema Cache

Delete the information that CLion has accumulated about your database. This action is available on the data source node only.

Use this command when you experience issues like wrong display of data structures or errors during synchronization.

To check if this has eliminated the problem, use the Synchronize command.

Data source nodes.

Icons

Data sources and their elements

Icon

Description

Access Method

Access Method

Aggregate

Aggregate

Alias Type

Alias Type

Argument

Argument

Body

Body

Check

Check

Cluster

Cluster

Collation

Collation

Collection Type

Collection Type

Column

Column. For more information about column icon combinations, refer to Possible icon combinations for columns.

Data File

Data File

Database

Database

Read-only

Read-only status

the DDL data source icon

DDL data source

Default

Default

Exception

Exception

Extension

Extension

External Schema

External Schema

Foreign Data Wrapper

Foreign Data Wrapper

Foreign Key

Foreign Key

Foreign Table

Foreign Table

Index

Index

Key

Key

Materialized Log

Materialized Log

Materialized View

Materialized View

Object Attribute

Object Attribute

Object Type

Object Type

Operator

Operator

Package

Package

Primary Key

Primary key

Projection

Projection

Data source

Data sources

Role

Role

Routine

Routine

Rule

Rule

Scheduled Event

Scheduled Event

Schema

Schema

Sequence

Sequence

Server

Server

the Stored procedure or function icon

Stored procedure or function

Synonym

Synonym

Table

Table

Table Type

Table Type

Tablespace

Tablespace

Trigger

Trigger

User

User

User Mapping

User Mapping

Variable

Variable

View

View

Virtual column

Virtual column

Virtual foreign key

Virtual foreign key

Virtual Table

Virtual Table

Possible icon combinations for columns

Icon

Foreign key

Primary key

Indexed

NOT NULL

Column

Column with a foreign key

Has a foreign key

Column with a primary key

Has a primary key

Indexed column

Indexed

Column that does not accept NULL values

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Indexed column that does not accept NULL values

Indexed

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Indexed column with primary and foreign keys that does not accept NULL values

Has a foreign key

Has a primary key

Indexed

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Indexed column with primary and foreign keys

Has a foreign key

Has a primary key

Indexed

Column with primary and foreign keys that does not accept NULL values

Has a foreign key

Has a primary key

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Column with primary and foreign keys

Has a foreign key

Has a primary key

Indexed column with a foreign key that does not accept NULL values

Has a foreign key

Indexed

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Column with a foreign key that does not accept NULL values

Has a foreign key

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Indexed column with a foreign key that accepts NULL values

Has a foreign key

Indexed

Indexed column with a primary key that does not accept NULL values

Has a primary key

Indexed

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Column with a primary key that does not accept NULL values

Has a primary key

Has the NOT NULL constraint

Indexed column with a primary key

Has a primary key

Indexed

Last modified: 11 February 2024