CREATE SYNONYM

Create a synonym.

Syntax
      CREATE SYNONYM [Synonym_schema.] synonym FOR object 

   object:
      server.[database].[schema].object
      database.[schema].object
      schema.object

Key
   synonym        The synonym to create
   Synonym_schema The schema in which the synonym is created.
   

Synonyms may be created with dynamic SQL.

Synonyms can be created for the following objects:

Table
View
local/global temporary table
Assembly (CLR) Stored Procedure/Table-valued Function/Scalar Function
Assembly Aggregate (CLR) Aggregate Functions
Replication-filter-procedure
Extended Stored Procedure
SQL Stored Procedure
SQL Scalar Function
SQL Table-valued Function
SQL Inline-table-valued Function

The base object need not exist at synonym create time. It must obviously exist at run time.

Example

CREATE SYNONYM ss64 FOR MyDatabase.MySchema.MyTable;
GO

"A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of" - Burt Bacharach

Related commands:

DROP SYNONYM
Equivalent Oracle command: CREATE SYNONYM