Dump Data and Definitions option

The following table describes the menu that appears when you choose Dump Data and Definitions. More detailed descriptions of the options follow the table.

Note: The Data Dictionary allows you to dump data definition files (.df) greater than 2GB on platforms where ABL supports large files.

Table 26. Dump Data and Definitions menu
Menu option	Task performed
Data Definitions (.df file)...	Dumps the table definitions
Table Contents (.d file)...	Dumps table contents
SQL Views...	Dumps view contents
User Table Contents...	Dumps user information
Security Domains	Dumps contents of the security authentication system and domain tables
Security Permissions	Dumps roles and granted permissions records
Auto-Connect Records Only...	Dumps auto-connect records
Collation Tables...	Dumps collation or translation tables
Sequences Definitions...	Dumps sequence definitions
Sequences Current Values...	Dumps sequence values
Database Identification Properties	Dumps database identification information
Database Options	Dumps database security and auditing settings
Audit Policies	Dumps audit data as XML or text or to dump application audit events
Audit Data	Dumps recorded audit data
Create incremental .df File...	Compares the schema of two OpenEdge databases and creates a .df file that contains any differences

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