When the structure of a database changes, such as when a new table or new field is added, the Stonefield Query data dictionary must be updated or the user won't be able to report on the new fields (or worse, if a field was removed or renamed, they'll get an error when they select the old field for a report). Although clicking the Create button and selecting the same data source as you used when you originally added the database to the data dictionary refreshes the data dictionary, it's more convenient to select the Refresh Data Dictionary function instead, since it uses the same data source without prompting you.

To refresh the data dictionary, click the Refresh button () or choose Refresh Data Dictionary from the Objects or shortcut menus. The Configuration Utility goes through the data source and refresh the data dictionary as necessary, adding new tables and fields, changing data types and column widths, and so forth.

You can also refresh just a single table if you know only that table has changed and don't want to take the time to refresh the entire data dictionary. To refresh a table, choose Refresh Table from the Objects menu or shortcut menu.