Open object editors

Tables, transformations and the other objects open in popup windows. This page shows where you can open an editor from, and which window appears for each kind of object. For the window itself, from dragging to minimising, see Work with popups.

Open an editor

Each of these places opens an object in its popup window:

From	How to open
The Warehouse tree	Double-click a table or transformation row, or select it and press Enter. The Warehouse workspace tour covers the tree.
The Dashboard	Click a table or transformation row on the Warehouse Dashboard.
A role's table list	In Admin > Profile Management > Roles, open a role and click a table in its Tables section. See Manage a role's tables and users.
The Editor	Put the cursor on a table name and press Ctrl+B (⌘+B on a Mac). The table opens in its Lake or Warehouse window. See Write and check SQL.
Anywhere, by name	Press Alt+Q, or click Open Popups in the sidebar, or the + button on the popup bar. Search in the window that opens and pick the table or transformation. See Pick tables in the resource picker.

Note

If the name at the cursor no longer matches a table, no window opens and a notification reads Table "<name>" not found.

Which window opens

The kind of object decides the window, not the place you opened it from.

You open	The window that appears
A Dimension or Fact table	The Dimension or Fact table editor. See Create a dimension or fact table.
A Dictionary	The Dictionary editor. See Dictionaries.
A Static table	The Static table editor. See Static tables.
A View	The View editor. See Views.
A Transformation	The Transformation editor. See Build, test and finalize a transformation.
Several tables at once	The Batch Edit window, opened from Batch Edit in the tree toolbar. See Batch edit.
A Semantic source	The source's window, in create mode for a new source and in edit mode for an existing one. See Semantic sources, source systems and logical models.
A Lake table	The Lake table editor, the same window the Lake screen opens. See Configure a table.
A connector's code	The connector code editor. See The connector code editor.
An API recipe	The recipe editor. See Connect any API.
A Writeback table	The Writeback table editor. See Create and edit a Writeback table.
A BI table	Its own window, opened from the semantic model workspace. See The semantic model workspace.
A custom visual	The custom visual Studio window. See Custom visual Studio, assets and diagnostics.

Read a window's title

Most windows carry the name of the object you opened, such as a table, a dictionary or a transformation. An icon before the title stands for the kind of the window.
Some windows carry a path instead. When a table's preview opens from a table list under a source, in the Lake or in the Writeback, the title shows the way to the table part by part, with a chevron between the parts. The part after the last chevron is the table itself; point at it to read the full name when the title is cut short.

Questions, answered

How do I open a table when I only know its name?

Press Alt+Q, or click Open Popups in the sidebar, or the + button on the popup bar. The window titled Open table or transformation opens; search for the table or transformation and pick it, and its editor opens. See Pick tables in the resource picker.

What does the chevron in a window title mean?

That window was opened from a source's table list, so its title shows the path to the table, part by part. The part after the last chevron is the table; point at it to read the full name when it is cut short. Windows opened from anywhere else carry the object's name.

Which window opens for a Lake table?

The Lake table editor, the same window the Lake screen opens to configure a table. See Configure a table.

Which window opens for a Writeback table?

The Writeback table editor, with its Table, Preview and Settings tabs. See Create and edit a Writeback table.

Can I open a table from a role's table list?

Yes. In Admin > Profile Management > Roles, open a role and click a table in its Tables section. The table opens in the same editor that opens from anywhere else. See Manage a role's tables and users.

Is the editor the same wherever I open it from?

Yes. The tree, the Dashboard, a role's table list and the resource picker open the same window for the object's kind, and the Editor opens that window as well.

Where do I edit a connector's code or an API recipe?

On the Lake screen: open the connector, go to its Build step and click Open code editor for the connector's code, or click Open recipe editor to change an API recipe. See The connector code editor and Connect any API.