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Dynamically updating query results

The Layout Designer and the Query Results Explorer share much of the same functionality. You can access the same context menu and perform similar drag and drop moving of columns. These two tools work together and any changes you make with one are incorporated by the other. You would select which tool to use based on your preference of working with trees or working with a more visual representation of the query results.

There is one difference. With the Layout Designer you can choose to work offline, that means you can make changes to the query results and they are not immediately applied in the query results active window.

Depending on the complexity of the query results, applying each change dynamically can consume excessive time and system resources. By working offline, you can make all the changes, see how the query results will look in the Layout Designer window, without the changes actually occurring. This saves system resources. When you have made all the changes, then you can check the Enable online mode check box to update the view of the query results in the active window.


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