Define SQL Server Synonyms
Use the SQL Server Synonym Editor to define synonyms for database objects in a SQL Server physical model.
To define SQL Server synonyms
- Click Target - SQL Server, Synonyms on the Model menu.
The SQL Server Synonym Editor opens.
- Select the synonym in the Navigation Grid that you want to define and work with the following options:
Note: Click New
on the toolbar to create a new synonym. Use the Enter filter text box to filter a very large list of synonyms to quickly locate the one that you want to define.
- Name
Displays the synonym name. You can change the synonym name in this field.
- Schema
Specifies the schema in which the synonym is created.
- Generate
Generates SQL during forward engineering. Clear the check box if you do not want to generate SQL.
- Click the General tab and work with the following option:
- Object Name
Defines the base object that the synonym references. Enter the information in this field.
- Click the Permission tab and work with the following options:
Note: Use the toolbar on this tab to create a new permission, delete a selected permission, or open the SQL Server Permission Editor to work with permission properties.
- Name
Displays the permission name. Change the name of the permission in this field.
- Type
Specifies the permission type. Select the option from the drop-down list.
- Cascade
Specifies the cascade action for the permission. Indicates that the permission revoked is also revoked from other principals to which it has been granted by this principal.
- With Grant
Specifies if the user can grant this permission to other users or not.
- Grant As Principal
Specifies the principal used to acquire the permissions. Select a principal from the drop-down list.
- (Optional) Click the Comment tab and enter any comments that you want to associate with the object.
- (Optional) Click the UDP tab to work with user-defined properties for the object.
- (Optional) Click the Notes tab to view and edit user notes.
- Click Close.
The synonym is defined and the SQL Server Synonym Editor closes.
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