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.. _pgadmin_tree_control:
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The pgAdmin Tree Control
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The left pane of the main window displays a tree control (the *pgAdmin* tree control) that provides access to the objects that reside on a server.
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You can expand nodes in the tree control to view the database objects that reside on a selected server. The tree control expands to display a hierarchical view:
* Use the plus sign (+) to the left of a node to expand a segment of the tree control.
* Click the minus sign (-) to the left of a node to close that node.
Access context-sensitive menus by right-clicking on a node of the tree control to perform common tasks. Menus display options that include one or more of the following selections (options appear in alphabetical order):
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| *Add named restore point* | Click to create and enter the name of a restore point. |
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| *Backup...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup... <backup_dialog>` dialog to backup database objects. |
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| *Backup Globals...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup Globals... <backup_globals_dialog>` dialog to backup cluster objects. |
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| *Backup Server...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup Server... <backup_server_dialog>` dialog to backup a server. |
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| *Connect Server...* | Click to open the :ref: `Connect to Server <connect_to_server>` dialog to establish a connection with a server. |
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| *Create* | Click to access a context menu that provides context-sensitive selections. |
| | Your selection opens a *Create* dialog for creating a new object. |
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| *CREATE Script* | Click to open the :ref: `Query tool <query_tool>` to edit or view the CREATE script. |
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| *Debugging* | Click through to open the :ref: `Debug <debugger>` tool or to select *Set breakpoint* to stop or pause a script execution. |
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| *Delete/Drop* | Click to delete the currently selected object from the server. |
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| *Disconnect Database...* | Click to terminate a database connection. |
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| *Disconnect Server...* | Click to refresh the currently selected object. |
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| *Drop Cascade* | Click to delete the currently selected object and all dependent objects from the server. |
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| *Debugging* | Click to access the :ref: `Debugger <debugger>` tool. |
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| *Grant Wizard* | Click to access the :ref: `Grant Wizard <grant_wizard>` tool. |
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| *Maintenance...* | Click to open the :ref: `Maintenance... <maintenance_dialog>` dialog to VACUUM, ANALYZE, REINDEX, or CLUSTER. |
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| *Properties...* | Click to review or modify the currently selected object's properties. |
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| *Refresh...* | Click to refresh the currently selected object. |
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| *Reload Configuration...* | Click to update configuration files without restarting the server. |
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| *Restore...* | Click to access the :ref: `Restore <restore_dialog>` dialog to restore database files from a backup. |
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| *View Data* | Use the *View Data* option to access the data stored in a selected table with the *Data Output* tab of the *Query Tool* . |
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The context-sensitive menus associated with *Tables* and nested *Table* nodes provides additional display options (options appear in alphabetical order):
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| *Import/Export...* | Click open the :ref: `Import/Export... <import_export_data>` dialog to import data to or export data from the selected table. |
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| *Reset Statistics* | Click to reset statistics for the selected table. |
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| *Scripts* | Click to open the :ref: `Query tool <query_tool>` to edit or view the selected script from the flyout menu. |
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| *Truncate* | Click to remove all rows from a table. |
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| *Truncate Cascade* | Click to remove all rows from a table and its child tables. |
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| *View First 100 Rows* | Click to access a data grid that displays the first 100 rows of the selected table. |
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| *View Last 100 Rows* | Click to access a data grid that displays the last 100 rows of the selected table. |
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| *View All Rows* | Click to access a a data grid that displays all rows of the selected table. |
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| *View Filtered Rows...* | Click to access the *Data Filter* popup to apply a filter to a set of data. |
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