Let’s look at what these tools are about and review some of them. It’s not that you don’t need to manage the command line commands (it’s for sure a must), but there are some tools that can help you speed up many of the daily DBA tasks. The command line can sometimes be arduous and the display may not be optimal for what you are doing.īrowsing through databases and tables, checking indexes or user privileges, monitoring, managing, and even coding can get really messy when trying to handle it through the console. In closing, Navicat for PostgreSQL comes in handy for users who need to manage and organize various PostgreSQL objects, create tables, as well as analyze triggers and views.Managing databases from the command line does come with a learning curve to get the most out of it. Or, you can simply create a model then generate a database that is able to support your model.Ĭonsidering the data manipulation tools that each program comes with, Navicat for PostgreSQL allows you to import data into a table from diverse formats such as Access, TXT, CSV or JSON, transfer data between multiple databases, perform regular backups and schedule or run profiles at a specific time.

Whether you want to select specific commands or available properties of database objects, you can choose specific scripts from the drop-down list.įurthermore, you can even create a database model from an existing database and edit its structure using the ‘Reverse Engineer’ option. What’s more, the application comes with a code completion feature so you can create SQL scripts effortlessly. All you have to do is to choose the operation you want to perform over the tables and generate all the SQL statements automatically. It is divided into two sections that allow you to view the tables (which are connected between their primary keys) and the syntax. Using the ‘SQL Builder’ option you are able to create and edit queries and views without having to learn the proper usage of commands. The Object Designer function allows you to quickly create, modify and design database objects such as tables, functions and triggers, to name a few, set primary keys, view all the available foreign keys and preview the SQL script. Using this application you are able to connect to any local or remote PostgreSQL database server, create and execute queries, functions, triggers and SQL scripts, synchronize data and generate various reports effortlessly. Navicat for PostgreSQL comes in handy for database administrators and for users who need to quickly manage and organize as many PostgreSQL connections as they want.

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