Create New Table

To create a new, empty table in the project, select Home | New | Table or click the button. The Create New Table dialog opens:

 

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You can define all aspects of a new table in the Create New Table dialog.

 

The Create New Table dialog contains options for naming the table, selecting the table type, and defining the table columns.

 

Table Name

Enter the name of the new table in the Table Name field. The table name cannot be a duplicate of an existing table name in the project.

 

Base Table Type

Select the table type from the Base Table Type list. There are eight table types: Collars, Depth, Interval, Lithology, Project Settings, Survey, Text Item, and Well Construction.

 

Column List

The Column List shows the pre-defined columns for the table, based on the table type you selected. The tables have a specified set of columns that are required. Each column contains:

 

Adding Additional Columns

To add additional columns click the button. A new row appears in the Column List. Enter a name in the Modify Column Name box and an optional Column Description. It is not necessary to add additional columns in the dialog for each column in an existing worksheet, as all data in the worksheet are imported into appropriate columns.

 

Deleting Custom Columns

To delete an optional column in the table, click the button. Only non-required or custom columns can be deleted.

 

Create or Cancel

To create the table and place it in the current project click Create. To close the dialog without creating a new table click Cancel or the X in the upper right corner of the dialog.

 

See Also

New Table

Table Types

Import Data

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Open Multiple