You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a synonym property sheet, double-click its Browser entry in the Synonyms folder.
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Property |
Description |
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Name |
Name of the synonym (usually corresponding to a simplified name of the base object) |
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Code |
Code of the synonym |
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Comment |
Additional information about the synonym |
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Stereotype |
Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure; it can be predefined or user-defined |
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Owner |
Name of the synonym owner. You choose an owner from a list of users. A synonym can only have one owner at a time |
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Base Object |
Name of the object origin of the synonym. The Ellipsis button displays a selection dialog box that lets you select objects among all the models opened in the current workspace and belonging to the same DBMS family as the current DBMS |
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Visibility |
Allows to define a synonym as public (accessible to all database users) or private (available to a specific user) |
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Type |
For those DBMS that support it (for example DB2) you can create an alias instead of a synonym. In PowerDesigner synonyms and aliases are managed in the same way whereas their behavior in the database may be different |
For more information on aliases, see the DB2 documentation.