Searching the database and viewing database properties

Use the New page to search for records in your iBridge database and view database properties. The New tab is available for a connected database from the Data Sources Task Pane.

Selecting an iBridge option combination

An iBridge option combination contains information, such as how the labels on links on the chart should be created from information in the database and connection multiplicity.

Select an option combination from the Association & Timeline Options list.

The available option combinations are:

• Association - displays items added to the chart in an association chart. These show relationships between entities to illustrate how they are interconnected, rather than describing a chronology of events. For example: associations between individuals; transactions between accounts; calls between telephone numbers.
• Timeline - displays items add to the chart in a timeline chart. These show a chronology of events over a period of time. For example, a series of meetings occurring over several days, a set of transactions occurring over a period of time.
• Predefined - displays items added to the chart using settings in that have been predefined in iBridge Designer.

To specify the link labeling style and connection multiplicity to use, click Edit to the right of the drop-down list, and see Setting up Association and Timeline options.

Searching the iBridge database

Use the commands in the Search panel to find and query records in your iBridge database.

Command	Description
Find	Click on this to display to find one or more entities in the iBridge database. Find is ideal when you know part of the information in a record, such as a first name, or part of an address, since you can enter part of a record and locate all records that contain that part. You cannot save the definition of a Find; you need to enter the details each time. Alternative method Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database > Find, where database is the name of your iBridge database.
Query Manager	Click on this to display the Query Manager dialog which lists all the existing queries in the iBridge database. For more information see Managing queries. Click to the right of Query Manager and select a query from the list that is displayed. Alternative method Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database > Query Manager, where database is the name of your iBridge database.
New Query	Click on this to display the Query dialog in which you Create a query. Alternative methods Do one of the following: Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database > New Query. Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database > Query Manager, where database is the name of your iBridge database. In the Query Manager dialog, click New.
Set Manager	Click on this to display the Set Manager dialog which lists the existing sets in the iBridge database. For more information see Managing sets. Alternative method Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database Set Manager, where database is the name of your iBridge database.

Viewing information about the database

Use the commands in the View panel to view information about your database.

Command	Description
Show Types	Displays the entity and link types and the type hierarchy in the database in the Types dialog. Alternative method Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database Show Types, where database is the name of your iBridge database.
Database Properties	Displays database properties. For more information, see Database properties. Alternative method Right-click on the chart background, and from the shortcut menu, select database > Database Properties, where database is the name of your iBridge database.