Using Subsets to Find a Topic

The SQL Server Books Online documentation is divided into a set of default subsets. The subsets are targeted at specific audiences, and each subset covers multiple topics. Subsets make it easier to search for information related to your activities by minimizing the number of search hits. For example, an ADO programmer can use the ADO programmer subset to find information relevant to writing ADO applications, without getting topics with similar information in DB-Library and Embedded SQL. You can define your own subsets against which to perform a search.

To define your own subsets

1. On the View menu, click Define Subset.
   
   
2. In the Select subset to display box, select New.
   
   
3. In the Available Items list, click the items you want in the subset, and then click Add.
   
   
4. In the Save new subset as box, type a name for the subset, and then click Save.

To use a default subset

• Select the subset you want using the Active Subset drop-down list box in the Navigation pane of SQL Server Books Online.

To delete a subset

Note  If you delete a subset, there is no way to restore it automatically; you must redefine the subset.

1. On the View menu, click Define Subset.
   
   
2. In the Select subset to display box, select the subset you want to delete, and then click Delete.