Navigating Resources

Explore BigQuery projects, datasets, and tables in the Schema Browser.

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Hierarchy

Project
└── Dataset
    ├── Table
    ├── View
    ├── Materialized View
    └── Routine/Function

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Navigation

• Expand: Click arrow next to resource
• Open details: Click table/view name
• Context menu: Right-click for operations

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Search

Type in search box to filter resources:

• Fuzzy matching: "usr" finds "users_table"
• Case-insensitive
• Matches across all projects/datasets

For large schemas (1000+ tables): search before expanding.

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Context Menu

Project: Copy ID, refresh, view settings Dataset: Copy reference, generate DDL, view INFORMATION_SCHEMA Table: Show details, generate SQL, copy/clone/truncate, export

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Refresh

Click refresh icon to reload metadata after external changes.

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Keyboard

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Navigate
Enter	Expand/collapse
Cmd/Ctrl+F	Focus search
Escape	Clear search