Structure of the Release Package

The following figure shows the structure of the Data Studio release package.

Folder/File

Description

configuration

Contains information about the application startup and the required Eclipse plug-in path.

db_assistant

Contains files related to the SQL Assistant function.

docs
  • Contains Data Studio User Manual.
  • Contains copyright notices, licenses, and written offer of the open source software used in Data Studio.

features

Contains Eclipse (such as the rich client platform, RCP) and Data Studio features.

p2

Contains files required for providing and managing Eclipse- and Equinox-based applications.

plugins

Contains the required Eclipse and Data Studio plug-ins.

tools

Contains tools that Data Studio depends on.

UserData

  • Autosave
  • Logs
  • Preferences
  • Profile
    • History
  • Security

Contains folders of each OS user of Data Studio.

Autosave: contains the information of queries and functions/procedures that are automatically saved

Logs: contains the Data Studio.log file that logs all the operations performed in Data Studio

Preferences: contains the Preferences.prefs file that stores the custom preferences

Profile: contains the connection.properties and Profiles.txt files, as well as SQL History, to manage connection information in Data Studio

Security: contains the files required for the management security of Data Studio

NOTE:
  • The UserData folder is created after the first user opens an instance using Data Studio.
  • The Logs folder, language, memory settings and log level are common for all users.
  • After Data Studio is started, the Logs, Preferences, Profile, and Security folders, as well as the Data Studio.log, Preferences.prefs, connection.properties, and Profiles.txt files, are created.
  • If the Logs folder path is specified in the Data Studio.ini file, logs are created in the specified path.
  • When you cannot log in to Data Studio due to a damaged security key, perform the following steps to generate a new security key:

    1. Delete the Security folder in Data Studio > UserData.

    2. Restart Data Studio.

artifacts.xml

Contains the product build information.

changelog.txt

Contains the detailed log changes of the current release.

Data Studio.exe/DataStudio.sh

Allows you to connect to a server and perform operations, such as managing database objects, editing or executing PL/SQL programs.

Data Studio.ini

Contains the configuration information for running Data Studio.

readme.txt

Contains the features or fixed issues of the current release.
Parent topic: About Data Studio