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Object Manager
The Object Manager allows you to view and traverse the hierarchy of folders, tables, and other objects to which you have access, and to perform actions on those objects.
Object browser
The object browser is a file browser that lists all of the objects to which you have access.
Metadata columns
Descriptions of metadata columns available in the object browser.

Object Manager
The Object Manager allows you to view and traverse the hierarchy of folders, tables, and other objects to which you have access, and to perform actions on those objects.
- Object browser
  The object browser is a file browser that lists all of the objects to which you have access.
  - Object icons
    Descriptions of object icons in the object browser.
  - Permission icons
    Descriptions of permission icons in the object browser.
  - My Data and Other People's Data
    My Data is a folder where you may save your data, such as tables, queries, and reports. Other People's Data is a folder where you can access objects in other users' My Data folders that they have shared with you.
  - Metadata columns
    Descriptions of metadata columns available in the object browser.
  - Object actions by type
    By default, the Object Manager opens an object in its designated tool. You also have the option of viewing and interacting with an object in other ways.
  - Choose the displayed metadata columns
    Add or remove various columns of metadata information displayed in the object browser.
  - Sort the object list
    Sort the list of objects in the object browser in ascending or descending order.
  - Open the right-side object browser pane
    You can view both object browser panes at the same time.
- Search
  Use the search functionality in an object browser to find objects in the 1010data Insights Platform.
- Information dialog
  Descriptions for fields and options in the information dialog of the Object Manager.
- Add an object to your favorites
  If you often use a specific object, you may want to add it to your favorites for quick and easy access.
- Delete an object
  You can delete a folder, table, query, or any other object you own.
- Move an object
  You can move a folder, table, query, or any other object you own to a different folder.
- Reorder objects in a folder
  Reorder the contents of a folder in the 1010data Insights Platform.
- Add a subfolder
  Add a subfolder to a folder.
- Refresh an object
  Update an object in your session with data from the database.
- Select multiple objects
  You can select multiple objects in the Object Manager and then perform common tasks, such as moving or deleting, to all of the selected objects at the same time.
- Open an object
  You can open an object in its designated 1010data Insights Platform tool or choose to open and interact with it in other ways.

Metadata columns

Descriptions of metadata columns available in the object browser.

You can choose to view or hide specific columns of metadata within the object browser. For instructions, see Choose the displayed metadata columns. To choose the columns of metadata information that are displayed by default each time a new Object Manager window is opened, see Select default metadata columns.

Figure 1. Metadata columns shown in the object browser

A list and description of available columns is provided below.

Title: This column displays the icon representing the type of object and the title of the object.
Note: The name and title of an object are different. To find the name of the object, use the information dialog. For more information, see View object information.
Date Modified: This column displays the date and time the object was last modified.
Type: This column indicates an object's type. For a list and description of object types, see Object icons.
Short Description: This column displays a concise description about the object.
Long Description: This column displays a more detailed explanation, which may include the Macro Language XML of the query.
Full Path: This column displays the full path of the object. The full path consists of the file path to the folder in which the saved object is stored and the name of the object itself.
Object Count: This column displays the number of objects within a folder.