Calculating the Number of Rows in a Table

Calculate an accurate row count for a base or proxy table.

Prerequisites
Database Version Table Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4 Requires one of:
  • DBA authority.
  • SELECT permission on the table.
  • You own the table.
SAP Sybase IQ 16.0 Requires one of:
  • SELECT ANY TABLE system privilege.
  • SELECT permission on the table.
  • You own the table.
Task
  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource and select Resource > Administration Console.
  2. In the Administration Console, expand IQ Servers > Schema Objects > Tables.
  3. Select Tables or Global Temporary Tables.
  4. Select table from the right pane and either:
    • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Properties, or
    • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Properties.
    The Table Properties view appears.
  5. In the left pane, click Miscellaneous.
  6. Adjust the calculation values as needed.
  7. Click Calculate.
    Calculation time depends on the size of the table. The number of rows appears beside Number of rows:. The number of columns appears besideNumber of Columns.
Parent topic: Tables
Related concepts
Table Columns
Table Permissions
Table Constraints
Table Indexes
Table Triggers
Table Partitions
Related tasks
Creating a Table
Creating a Global Temporary Table
Creating a Proxy Table
Viewing Table Data in the Execute SQL Window
Deleting a Table
Generating Table DDL Commands
Moving a Table to Another Dbspace
Validating a System Store Table
Setting the Primary Key
Setting a Clustered Index
Merging Table Data from RLV Store with IQ Main Store
Moving Table Objects to Another Dbspace
Enabling or Disabling Row-Level Versioning in a Table
Viewing or Modifying Base Table Properties
Viewing or Modifying Global Temporary Table Properties
Viewing and Modifying Proxy Table Properties
Authenticating a Login Account for a Managed Resource
Related reference
Table Privilege Summary