Online Documentation for SQL Management Studio for InterBase/Firebird
Using Desktop Panel
Desktop Panel is the main working area of SQL Management Studio for InterBase/Firebird. The content of the Desktop Panel scratch changes dynamically according to the current selection in the Navigation bar of the main toolbar.
    
  
Using the Desktop Panel items you can:
    
 launch the all-in Database management program (SQL Manager for InterBase/Firebird) and run basic Interbase/Firebird services:
  
- Backup Database (with or without a template);
 - Restore Database (with or without a template);
 - Database Statistics (with or without a template);
 - Database Validation (with or without a template);
 - Bring Online or Shutdown Database (with or without a template);
 
    
 launch integrated Data manipulation utilities:
  
- Data Export for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - Data Import for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - Data Pump for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - Data Generator for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - SQL Script for Interbase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 
    
 launch utilities implemented for Data analysis:
  
- Data Comparer for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - DB Comparer for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a project file, GUI or console version);
 - DB Extract for InterBase/Firebird (with or without a template, GUI or console version);
 - SQL Query for InterBase/Firebird;
 
    
 manage templates for each of the integrated tools and services;
  
    
 manage miscellaneous tasks;
  
    
 manage scheduled tasks;
  
    
 manage task logs;
  
    
 use available Internet resources:
  
- visit SQL Studio Home Page;
 - browse SQL Studio pages dedicated to Frequently Asked Questions;
 - browse online documentation concerning SQL Studio components;
 - visit Interbase/Firebird related resources;
 
    
 use the SQL Studio Direct feature;
  
    
 get technical support online.
  
Hint: To activate/deactivate brief descriptions displayed for each tool on the Desktop Panel, you can use the View | Show Tool Descriptions item of the main menu.
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