About Browsing

You can browse online or offline databases:

Browse online databases by opening JDBC connections accessible in the Connection Navigator.

JDBC connections permit access to PL/SQL objects and blocks and the Java classes that implement those objects. Any database can be browsed, however only Oracle databases permit access to the full range of database objects.

Database connections are shown in the Connections Navigator, in the Database folder. Expand the connection to show the database's schemas. By default, the connection only allows the schema of the user identified in the connection to be browsed. Other schemas can be browsed as well, if the user has the required privileges.

Expanding a schema will show the folders that represent its object type, and expanding the folder shows the objects it contains. Select an object to open a view to display its content. Depending on the type of the object, its structure may also be displayed in the structure pane.

For instructions about how to view online database schema objects, see Browsing Online Database Schema Objects.
Browse offline database objects using the Application Navigator. See Browsing Offline Schemas for more information.