Re: Some new user questions
Date: 15 Apr 1994 12:05:04 GMT
Message-ID: <2olvtg$1t9_at_news-feed-2.PeachNet.EDU>
In article <sxdjd.82.2DAD8EBC_at_orca.alaska.edu> David J. DeWolfe,
sxdjd_at_orca.alaska.edu writes:
>1) is there such a thing as an element synonym? i've read in the docs
where
> you can define synonyms for tables, views etc etc, but have not seen
any
> references to element synonyms. I have read about aliases, but they
seem
> to be a kind of "on the fly" synonym. In our current environment
(IBM
> 3090 MVS/ESA with IDMS) when an element is added a synonym can be
> assigned.
>
Not that I'm aware of.
>2) is there any functionality within Oracle that would allow you to
maintain a
> description of elements within a table. not a description such as
the
> describe command displays, but a description of what the element
value
> means/is used for? we're not currently doing anything like this, but
would
> like to in the future if possible.
You can add column comments on any field- the limit is 255 characters per field. Received on Fri Apr 15 1994 - 14:05:04 CEST