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Keyset tables in a geodatabase in Informix

Keyset tables in a geodatabase in Informix
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A keyset table is used to store a list of selected rows when an ArcGIS Desktop client executes a geodatabase relationship query that joins tables using attributes that are type integer, number, date, or string.

As discussed in Log file configuration options, log file tables store the ObjectIDs of the selected features. Keyset tables are used to accommodate joins using attributes other than the ObjectID.

One keyset table is created per connection per session when there are more than 99 rows in the source selection set in the database query.

Keyset tables in ArcCatalog and ArcMap

You will not see keyset tables in ArcCatalog or ArcMap. However, you will cause a keyset table to be created and populated when you select more than 99 records in a feature class involved in a relationship class in ArcMap, then open the attribute table and use the Related Tables list in the Options menu to retrieve the related table. You will also cause a keyset table to be created if you edit.

Keyset tables in an Informix DBMS

No keyset tables are present in the geodatabase until one of two things happen:

When either of these two things happen, the keyset table is created as a global temporary table. In the first case, the keyset table is created and populated. In the second example, the keyset table is merely created but not populated until a qualifying selection set is made.

Its name includes the name of the user who caused the keyset table to be created and the process identification number of the user's session. The format is as follows: 

<owner>.keyset_<process_id>

The keyset tables store a keyset ID number for each selection set and values for the field on which the relationship between the feature classes is based.

Because it is a temporary table, the keyset table is deleted when the user disconnects from the database.

The following is a keyset table for a selection made between the related tables laterals and contractors. In this case, the long_val field would be populated and contain the values of the contractor_id field on which the relationship class between laterals and contractors is based.

Keyset table and associated business tables in Informix

<owner>.keyset_<process_id>

The following is the definition for a keyset table in Informix:


Field name Field type Description
keyset_id Int Identifier for the keyset selection

NOT NULL
long_val Int Value of the field on which the relationship class is based, if that field is a number field
str_val Varchar(255) Value of the field on which the relationship class is based, if that field is a string field
dbl_val Double precision Value of the field on which the relationship class is based, if that field is a double precision field
date_val Datetime year to second Value of the field on which the relationship class is based, if that field is a date field

Keyset tables in an XML document

Keyset tables do not get stored in an XML document because they are temporary tables.

See Also

  • Relationships between datasets in a geodatabase in Informix