Re: Suggestions for naming conventions

From: Steve Long <steven.long_at_erols.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:57:14 -0400
Message-ID: <9c28ks$5la$1@bob.news.rcn.net>

there is nothing about naming unique to oracle. good naming practice is good naming practive.

first, minimize the use of abbreviations. call an item what it represents to the user.
second, have a "standardized" or "approved" abbreviation list when they are used.
third, maintain a data dictionary for all data elements

the data dictionary must include the business meaning of each data item to be of much use.

that should get you started.

<knighthing_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3ae49431.3379158_at_enews.newsguy.com...
> I have been asked to come up with naming convetions for an Oracle
> database.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm a SQL Server DBA who's just been thrown into the
> Oracle beast last week.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Received on Mon Apr 23 2001 - 16:57:14 CDT