Table Explorer behavior has moved to the Reference panel

UpdateAug 12, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Table Explorer behavior has moved to the Reference panel. Table Explorer has been deprecated. For more information, see "Use the Reference panel" in Run a query .

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