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Update Name

Use the UPDATE NAME option in this mode to change the entity-occurrence name of many occurrences in PROD status or TEST status. You can change the name of an occurrence without going through the steps to model the occurrence and redefine the support data or additional data that you may have created for the occurrence.

The new name that you select must conform with the CA Datacom Datadictionary naming standards for an occurrence. For more information, see the CA Datacom Datadictionary User Guide.

Note: When you update an occurrence's name, the ENTITY-NAME attribute-value is changed. Other attributes, such as SQLNAME, COMPILER-NAME, or ASSEMBLER-NAME are not updated. The SQLNAME attribute-value cannot be changed after you initially add the entity-occurrence.

You cannot change an occurrence name under the following circumstances:

• You cannot change the name of a PROD status occurrence unless you are authorized to update PROD status occurrences.
• You cannot change the name of an AUTHORIZATION occurrence when it represents a schema and is an authorization identifier (AUTHID) in the SQL processing mode. (CA Datacom Datadictionary assigns S for the AUTH-USAGE attribute-value of an authorization that is used as an AUTHID.)
• You cannot rename a PROD status TABLE, FIELD, or KEY occurrence that has a CONSTRAINT attribute-value of Y.
• You cannot change the occurrence names of VIEW, SYNONYM, STATEMENT, or CONSTRAINT occurrences.