IBM PureData System for Analytics, Version 7.1

ALTER SYNONYM

Use the ALTER SYNONYM command to rename or change the owner of a synonym.

Syntax

Syntax for altering a synonym:

ALTER SYNONYM <synonym> [ RENAME TO <new_name> ]
 [ OWNER TO <new_owner> ]

Inputs

The ALTER SYNONYM command takes the following inputs:

Table 1. ALTER SYNONYM inputs
Input	Description
RENAME TO <new_name>	The new name of the synonym.
OWNER TO <new_owner>	The name of the new owner.
<synonym>	The name of the synonym.

Output

The ALTER SYNONYM command produces the following output:

Table 2. ALTER SYNONYM output
Output	Description
`ALTER SYNONYM`	The command was successful.

Privileges

You must be the admin user, the synonym owner, the owner of the database or schema where the synonym is defined, or your account must have the Alter privilege for this synonym or the Synonym object class. If you are changing the owner of the synonym, you must have List access to the user account.

Usage

The following provides sample usage:

Rename the synonym payroll to pr:

MYDB.SCH1(USER)=> ALTER SYNONYM payroll RENAME TO pr;

Change the owner of the synonym pr:

MYDB.SCH1(USER)=> ALTER SYNONYM pr OWNER TO accounting;