Naming Convention
Dec 5, 2007
Is there any standard naming convention for SQL Server that microsoft suggest it?
the same as naming guidlines in MSDN for designing libararies in .Net Framework.
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Naming Convention
Aug 21, 2006Hi all,
I wanted to ask for the naming conventions in SQL SERVER.as in case of pl/sql server we have ..name_of_package.name_of_procedure thats how we call the procedures i.e. owner of schema then name of package n then procedure name.....i want to ask you all how is it done in SQL SERVER..please try to reply as soon as possible,
i will b waiting for the replies,
regards
Naming Convention
May 8, 2006Would like to know what naming convention you folks use.
What I need specifically is column naming conventions.
For instance, I have a table called 'lst_as400_srvr'. We could go with the vigorous:
CREATE TABLE lst_as400_srvr
(
as400_srvr_idintNOT NULLIDENTITY,
as400_srvr_namevarchar(128)NOT NULL,
as400_srvr_is_activebitNOT NULLDEFAULT 1
)
Or, I could loosen the rules a bit and go with:
CREATE TABLE lst_as400_srvr
(
idintNOT NULLIDENTITY,
namevarchar(128)NOT NULL,
is_activebitNOT NULLDEFAULT 1
)
I would lean towards the vigorous because it would be very obvious what data is being referenced by the name. In the loosened version, I could very easily have many tables with a 'id' column or a 'is_active' column.
Inversely, I would lean towards the loosened version because the names are a lot shorter and, thus, easier / faster to type.
I figure, if I'm going to learn a new standard, now's a good time to do so.
So, thoughts? Appreciate the help folks. :)
Naming Convention
Feb 26, 2007Sorry if this seems trivial, but is it allowed to add hyphens in a physical server name?
eg: PC-01
Will this cause any errors (when connecting, etc)
Thanx.
Sql Table Naming Convention
Dec 20, 2003I have to build a table Physicalcharacterics in sql.
Convention for naming a table
Would I name this table in sql server
tbl_User_PhysicalCharacterics.
My main parent table is tbl_User.
Is that too long of a name.
Universal Naming Convention.
Aug 21, 2006how can i find the servername and sharefolder on my computer to access a file?
for the server name i used the ip aand sharefolder i used computer description.
i think its not right cause its not working.
How To Find Objects That Are Not Following Naming Convention
Apr 1, 2008Hi All,
I have an assignment to change names of the SPs that are not following Standard naming convention in all databases. For this first I need to find out all the SPs that are not following naming convention. Can anybody help me in finding out the objects that are not following standard naming conventions. It is first step in completing this assignment. If anybody deal with this type of task before please guide me.
Hope any one of you will reply me with more information......
Thanks,
Pradeep
SQL 2012 :: Linked Server Naming Convention?
Nov 6, 2015How do you name sql linked-servers in your company ?
we have many legacy systems (random naming), but mostly newer systems follow this pattern
<ENVIRONMENT><APPLICATION><FUNCTION><VIRTUAL><NUMBER>
e.g.
PRD-FAX-DB-V01, TST-PAY-WEB-P02 etc.
We have link-servers all over the place. The ideal naming convention should satisfy following:
- developers should not have to modify code when deploying between environments DEV->TEST->PROD. This rules out using actual server name as linked-name.
- the name should easily identify actual server without much mental translation. This rules out relevant but generic names like FAXSERVER or PAYSERVER
- also, if the name could state that it is a linked-server e.g starting with LINK_, it works when reading the code.
So, I was thinking the link-name should simply remove the environment :
e.g LINK_FAX_DB_V01
that way, on DEV box, the underlying sql data source could point to the dev server, while on test, it could point to test server etc. without having to change code, and also knowing which server it's pointing to by just adding a TST or PRD in front-of it.
Recommended Naming Convention For Tables/columns
May 9, 2008I did a search (google and on the forums) and found a few suggestions here and there, but I'd like something more complete to follow as far as naming conventions are concerned.
I wrote my first DB based on MySQL/Ruby/Active Record type naming convention...
- plural table names
- all lower cased
- underscores between words
- "id" is auto incrementer for each table
- something+"_at" is for datetime fields
- something+"_on" is for date fields
- referencing the primary id in another table is "tablename (singular)" + "_id".
This worked great in Ruby/MySQL, but in C#/SQL Server, its an ambiguity nightmare! All of my "id" fields conflict and alot of my tables have "added_at" datetime fields and they all conflict with each other. Essentially, any field that's named the same in one table as in another conflict on joins.
For example: users post comments to stories submitted by users...
table = articles
field 1 = id
field 2 = title
field 3 = body
field 4 = user_id
table = comments
field 1 = id
field 2 = title
field 3 = body
field 4 = user_id
field 5 = article_id
Trying to join these two tables is an ambiguity nightmare but I'd like to not have to name every field uniquely or start adding table prefixes to them all...
I guess I just need some good suggestions or links to recommended table structure/naming conventions for SQL Server. Thanks in advance!
Renaming All Default Contrainsts To Fit Into Naming Convention
Mar 14, 2008I am currently trying to rename all of the Default constraints in my database to fit in with my naming convention of DF_+TableName+ColumnName. Since there are over 300 of the things, I don't particularly fancy doing them all manually.
I was hoping to use something like...
Code Snippet
--Declare the variables
DECLARE @defname VARCHAR(100), @tblname VARCHAR(100), @colname VARCHAR(100), @cmd VARCHAR(1000)
--Set the table name
SET @tblname = (SELECT object_name(parent_obj) FROM sysobjects
LEFT JOIN sys.columns ON sys.columns.object_id = sysobjects.id
INNER JOIN sysconstraints ON sysobjects.id = sysconstraints.constid
WHERE sysobjects.xtype = 'D')
--Set the column name
SET @colname = (SELECT name FROM sys.columns
INNER JOIN sys.tables ON sys.tables.object_id = sys.columns.object_id
WHERE sys.tables.name = @tblname)
--Set the default constraint
SET @defname = (SELECT name FROM sysobjects JOIN sysconstraints
ON sysobjects.id = sysconstraints.constid
WHERE object_name(sysobjects.parent_obj) = @tblname
AND sysobjects.xtype = 'D'
AND sysconstraints.colid = (SELECT colid FROM syscolumns
WHERE id = object_id(@tblname) AND
name = @colname))
--Set the renaming
SET @cmd = EXEC sp_rename +@defname+, 'DF_'+@tblname+'_'+@colname+, 'OBJECT'
--Execute the renaming
EXEC(@cmd)
I know that the above is not correct in any way, but it is how far I have got before I got really stuck! And I thought it might help you see what I was trying to get at...
Any clues?
Table Name Convention For Related Tables
Nov 1, 2007Hi,
If I have 2 tables:
TableA
aID
aCount
TableB
bID
bCount
And I need to create a 3rd table that will look like:
aID
bID
What should I call this table?
I've seen:
relAB
AXB
Any other naming conventions?
Drop All Tables In Db That Have Specific Name Convention
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I'd post it on Connect but then I'd wait 2 months to get "won't fix - this does not 'fit' with the current Katmai schedule" i.e. if I'm lucky (based on the new improved 3yr delivery of sql) it might get delivered in 2011. Wow.
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Mar 8, 2006In our database tables are generated like
EMP_MASTER
DEPT_MASTER
like that. when we generate classes from database the class names are looking like
EmpMaster
DeptMaster
but for my classes that Master suffix is not required.
please solve my problem.
Thanks and Regards,
guru
SQL Database Naming
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Thanks,
Ryan
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mike-940-02
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..but that doesn't work. What would?
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For example how can I assign names to the columns listed below?
select date, ((abc * .05)+ efgh * .05), (((efgh * .475) + (abc * .475) + (123gross * .05)))
from table
where date = '2006-03-31
Thanks