Naming Convention

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Naming Convention

Smoke

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May 27, 2004 at 6:05 pm

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G'd evening!!!
Can some one tell me if there is a naming convention for the sql objects?. Actually i use prefixes as i see most of the people use... But i don't know why do i do it i would like to have a better reason insted of say: "Because every body do".
Any help will be apprecited.
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Estuardo

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Angela But Hall of Fame Points: 3848 More actions · Answer 1

Estuardo,

There is no standard naming convention for SQL objects, however most people tend to use very simalar prefixes, and some people prefer to use suffixes.

The reason people use prefixes and the like is so when you have 500 stored procedures you can organise them by sorting them alphbetically and having all spDelete...., spUpdate...... etc all grouped together instead of having to hunt through every object to work out what it is doing. Also, it makes a clear distinction between tables, views, triggers etc.

If you do a search on this site you will find a number of discussions about naming conventions.

Cheers,

Angela

Wingenious SSCommitted Points: 1648 More actions · Answer 2

There's a free e-book available at this URL...

http://www.wingenious.com

It discusses naming conventions and several other database architecture topics in the context of SQL Server.

Creator of SQLFacts, a free suite of tools for SQL Server database professionals.

Smoke Old Hand Points: 308 More actions · Answer 3

G'd Afternoon!!!

Angela: Thank you very much for your reply. You're right. Some times could be better to group the objects by the task they perform to avoid long names and complicated sufixes and abreviations.

Wingeniuos: Deeply thank you. That's exactly what i was looking for. I know any one can go to the link you kindly supply, but i also want to let here some of the information about the naming convention i found in the book

Object Type Object Prefix

Table

tbl

Stored Procedure

usp

User-Defined Function

udf

Trigger

trg

View

qry

Index

idx

Key Constraint

key

Key Constraint

keyPK Primary Key

Key Constraint

keyFK Foreign Key

I must say that is the fist time i see the usp Prefix as well as qry (for views). Now i have a good starting point

Thank you very much to both.

Regards

Estuardo

Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.
Lao-t'ze.