The computer includes a user interface method for managing media spanning for a database table on a system,

摘要

The present invention relates to a user interface method and a computer system for managing media spanning on a database table on a computer system, wherein the graphical user interface according to the present invention comprises all of a database spanning a plurality of virtual and / Provides an easy-to-understand topographical map of table parts. This interface allows a user such as a database administrator to view all files belonging to any table in the database and to facilitate management of the media spanning for those database tables. The user interface according to the present invention allows a user to drag and place the generated tail partial entry from one directory to another without considering the boundaries of the media. This direct manipulation minimizes keyboard input because it does not need to timing any new directory paths. The user interface for the database table media spanning provides a user interface design based on a model that is appropriate for the view of the user (i.e., the database manager) and allows the user to view all the files (or parts of the database) Provides an easy-to-understand topographical map of all the table parts in the database in a way that can be quickly and uniquely identified. Also, according to the present invention, direct manipulation techniques are widely used to minimize the keyboard input, thereby facilitating use. For example, you can drag and drop generated table part entries from one defector to another. In this case, there is no need to type a new depot path. To help overcome the problem of performance, the database administrator can graphically observe the database table media spanning where all the tables in the database are located.