What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?

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What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?..

Answer / guru

Alias & Synonyms are alternate of table or a view.

ALIAS SYNONYM

1. it is a global object. 1. it is aprivate object.
2. any one can access the 2. but the one who create
alias. the alias can only
access it.
3.when the base table is
droped.Alias is not dropped. 3. when the base table is
droped.SYNONYM is dropped
automatically.

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What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?..

Answer / krishna kant kumar

Alias is used in present session only but synonym is used in next session also because it is a database object.

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What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?..

Answer / yogendra shinde

Hi,

Alias and Synonym both are alternative names to a table
name. But the major difference between Alias and Synonym is
that
>>>Alias can be used to refer a table at different location
( meaning different or remote system and it is not provate
to user who has created it)

>>> Synonym is used to refer table in the same location
with different name. Synonym is very much provate to the
user who has created it.

>>> Regarding dropping ALIAS and SYNONYM I am doubtful.
I have read that if we drop base table or base view then
both alias and synonym are also dropped (As per C.J.DATE
DB2 version 4.0). Please update if anybody has more on this.

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