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Chapter 7

The menu bar

The top row of the header holds eight menus. This is the complete list.

#File

ItemAction
New connection…Opens the connection dialog (§7.9).
Preferences…Opens Settings at the Appearance section (chapter 36).
Sign outDisconnects, clears the saved credential profile, and returns to the login screen.

#Edit

ItemAction
Find in editorSwitches to the SQL Editor. Use the editor’s own Ctrl+F.
SnippetsSwitches to the SQL Editor; open the snippet library from the toolbar star icon.

#Session

ItemAction
Show / Hide AI panelToggles the AI assistant (Ctrl+Shift+A).
Show / Hide terminalToggles the bottom dock (Ctrl+`).
Sessions monitorOpens the Session Browser module.

#Database

ItemAction
Object browserOpens the Object Browser module.
Schema toolsOpens Schema Tools.
ER diagramsOpens the ER Diagram Modeler.
Storage / healthOpens DBA Dashboards.
Export Tables…Opens the Export Tables wizard (chapter 35).
Import Tables…Opens the Import Tables wizard (chapter 35).

#Tools

ItemAction
Test managerOpens the Unit Test Manager.
Load testerOpens the Load Tester.
AutomationOpens the Automation designer.
Settings…Opens Settings.

#Debug

ItemAction
DebuggerOpens the PL/SQL Debugger.
Performance profilerOpens the Performance Profiler.

#Terminal

ItemShortcut
New TerminalCtrl+Shift+`
Split TerminalCtrl+Shift+5
New Terminal WindowCtrl+Shift+Alt+`

#Help

ItemAction
User guideOpens the sliding feature guide.
Report a bug…Opens the feedback dialog with logs attached (chapter 39).
License…Opens the licence dialog (chapter 38).

#7.8The right-hand controls

ControlWhat it does
🔔 NotificationsA bell with a dot when unread items exist. The dropdown lists app events — connection results, query failures, health-check summaries, commit/rollback outcomes, container switches. Mark all read and Clear all are in the header of the dropdown.
☀️ / 🌙 ThemeSwitches between light and dark instantly.
⚙️ SettingsOpens Settings at Appearance.
User menuShows the display name, the connected username, and a role badge. Contains Profile settings, Preferences, and Sign out.
⌘ Ctrl KOpens the command palette.

#7.9The connection dialog

File → New connection… opens a dialog for describing a connection profile:

  • Connection Name and a colour chip (six preset colours) used to identify it visually.
  • Connection Type — Service Name, SID, or a full TNS String (paste a (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=…)) descriptor).
  • Host, Port, and the service/SID value.
  • Username and Password.
  • Environment — Development, Testing, Staging or Production. This value colours the status bar’s leftmost segment: production turns it red, staging amber, testing blue, development green. It is a visual safety rail — glance at the bottom-left before you run something destructive.
  • Test Connection verifies the settings and reports success or failure without leaving the dialog.