ABS Row-level function that returns an absolute value.

ALTER COLUMN Command used to change a column's size or type in a table. ALTER TABLE Command used to modify a table's definition. AND Logical operator that, when used in a WHEREclause,

means that both criteria have to be met for a row to be included in the result set. ASC Function used in ORDER BY to put a SQL result set in ascending order. AVG Aggregate function used to average a group of row values. BETWEEN An operator used to

determine whether a value occurs within a given range of values (inclusive); used with a WHERE clause. BIGINT Integer data type that can store numbers from -263 to 263 - 1. BINARY Data type used to store strings of bits. BIT Data type that

consumes only a single bit of storage. CAST Conversion function used to change a data type of a column within a query. CEILING Row-level function that returns the next larger integer. CHAR(size) Character data type used when the column length is

known and unvarying. CHARACTER Data type used to store any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. CHARINDEX String function that returns the starting position of a specified pattern. CHECK Integrity constraint used to create bounds for a

column value. CONSTRAINTS Restrictions that can be placed on values when creating database objects such as tables and views. CONVERT Conversion function used to explicitly convert to a given data type within in a query. COUNT(*) Function used to count the total

number of rows in a result set. COUNT(attribute) Group function that counts the number of rows where attribute is not NULL. CREATE INDEX Command used to create an index. CREATE DATABASE Command used to create a database. CREATE SYNONYM Command used to

create a synonym. CREATE TABLE Command used to create a table. CREATE VIEW Command used to create a view. CROSS JOIN A query option used to generate a Cartesian product. DATE Oracle equivalent of DATETIME . DATEADD

Date function that adds to a specified part of a date. DATEDIFF Date function that returns the difference between two dates. DATEFORMAT Date function that controls how SQL Server interprets date constants that are entered for dates. DATEPART Date function that

returns the specified part of the date requested. DATETIME Data type that can be used for dates. DAY Date function that extracts a day from a date. DEC Data type; synonym for DECIMAL data type. DECIMAL Numeric data type

whose storage type varies based on a specified precision. DECLARE Command used to create variables on the fly within a script. DELETE FROM Command that deletes rows in a table that may satisfy a given condition. DESC Function used in ORDER BY to put a

SQL result set into descending order. DISTINCT Result set function that omits rows that contain duplicate data. DROP COLUMN Command used to delete a column in a table. DROP CONSTRAINT Command used to delete a named constraint. DROP INDEX

Command used to delete an index. DROP SYNONYM Command used to delete a synonym. DROP TABLE Command used to delete a table. DROP VIEW Command used to delete a view. EXISTS A keyword in a SQL statement that returns true in a WHERE clause if

the subquery following it returns at least one row. FLOAT Decimal data type that has a precision of 15 digits. FLOOR Row-level function which returns the next lower integer value when a number contains decimal places. GEtdATE Date function that returns the current

system date and time. GROUP BY Produces one summary row for the aggregate value of all values for a given column. GUID Global unique identifier; UNIQUEIDENTIFIER data type guarantees worldwide uniqueness, even among unconnected

computers. HAVING Part of a SQL statement that is used to determine which groups of a GROUP BY will be included in the result set. IMAGE Large object binary data type; used to store pictures. IN Logical operator for a WHERE clause that tests for

inclusion in a named set. INT Integer data type that can store numbers from -231 to 231 - 1. INDEX BY Command used to create an index on a table by a certain column value. INNER JOIN Command used to combine two tables in an equi-join operation.

INSERT INTO.. SELECT A way to insert many rows into a new table at one time. INSERT INTO..VALUES A way to insert values into a table one row at a time. INSERT Command that allows for the addition of new rows to a table.

INTEGER Numeric data type that has no digits after the decimal point. INTERSECT Set operation that combines two queries such that it returns all rows that are the same in both result sets. IS NOT NULL Function that tests for the NOT NULL condition. ISNULL

Function that returns a true value if a data item contains a null. JOIN Command used to join two tables; synonymous with INNER JOIN. LEFT String function that returns the left portion of a string up to a given number of characters. LEFT JOIN

Same as LEFT OUTER JOIN . LEFT OUTER JOIN A join where all the rows from the first (left) table are kept in the result set, regardless of whether they have matching rows in the second (right) table. LEN String function that returns the length of a string. LIKE

A WHERE clause option that matches a particular pattern. LONG Oracle equivalent of TEXT data type. LOWER String function used to convert a string to lowercase. LTRIM String function that removes blanks or other named character from the beginning of a string.

MAX Aggregate function that returns the highest of all values from a column in a set of rows. MIN Aggregate function that returns the lowest of all values from a column in a set of rows. MINUS Set operation that returns only those rows from the result of the first

query that are not in the result of the second query; not available in SQL Server. MONEY Data type used with currency data. MONTH Date function that extracts the month from a date. NATIONAL CHARACTER A data type; synonym for NCHAR data type.

NCHAR Fixed-length Unicode character data type. NOT Operator that reverses the effect of any logical operator such as IN, LIKE, and EXISTS. NOT BETWEEN Operator that allows you to determine whether a value does not occur within a given

range of values. NOT EXISTS Operator that returns true in a WHERE clause if the subquery following it returns no rows. NOT NULL Operator that returns true if an attribute has a nonnull value. NOT NULL Constraint Integrity constraint that denies the

creation of a row when an attribute has a null value. NULL Value that is unknown. NULLIF Function that returns a NULL if a certain condition is met in an expression. NUMERIC Synonym for DECIMAL data type. NVARCHAR

Variable-length Unicode character data type. OR Binary logical operator that returns a true value if either one of the expressions is true. ORDER BY Clause that sorts the results of a query before they are displayed. OUTER JOIN Join where rows from a table are

kept in the result set although there is no matching row in the other table used in the join. PERCENT Function that is used to return a certain percentage of records that fall at the top of a range specified. PRIMARY KEY Constraint used to create a primary key in a table; used in CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE

commands. REAL Decimal data type that has a precision of seven digits. REFERENCES Constraint part that defines the table name and key used to reference another table. RIGHT String function that returns the right portion of a string. RIGHT JOIN

Same as RIGHT OUTER JOIN . RIGHT OUTER JOIN Join where all the rows from the second (right) relation are kept whether matched or not in a join operation. ROUND Function used to round numbers to a specified number of decimal places. ROWCOUNT(n) Function that

returns the first n rows. RTRIM String function that removes blanks from the right end of a string. SELECT Command that allows you to retrieve rows from tables (or views) in a database. SET Command used to assign values to variables.

SET DATEFORMAT Date function used to change the format in which SQL Server reads in dates. SMALLDATETIME Data type used to store dates. SMALLINT Integer data type that can store numbers between 215 to 215 - 1. SMALLMONEY Data type that can

be used with currency data. SQUARE Row-level function that returns the square of a number. SQL_VARIANT Data type used to store values of any data type except TEXT or IMAGE. SQRT Row-level function that returns the square root of positive numeric

values. STR Conversion function that always converts from a number to a character data type. SUBSTRING String function that returns part of a string. SUM Group function that adds up all the values for a column value in a set of rows.

TABLE A two-dimensional (row by column) arrangement of data. TEXT Character large object data type. TINYINT Integer data type that can store numbers between 0 and 255. TOP Function that returns a specified

number of records from the top of a result set. UNION Set operation that combines two queries such that it returns all distinct rows for the result sets of both queries. The two queries must have union-compatible result sets. UNION ALL Set operation that combines two queries and returns

all rows from both the SELECT statements (queries). A UNION ALL also includes duplicate rows. The two queries must have unioncompatible result sets. UNIQUE Integrity constraint that disallows duplicate entries for an attribute even though the column is not a primary key.

UNIQUEIDENTIFIER Data type that guarantees uniqueness of the identifier, even among unconnected computers. UPDATE Command that changes values in specified columns in specified tables . UPPER String function used to display all output in uppercase.

USE Command used to open a database. UUID Universal unique identifier; the UNIQUEIDENTIFIER data type that guarantees uniqueness, even among unconnected computers.

VARBINARY Data type used to store variablelength binary data.

VARCHAR Character data type used when the field length is varying. VARCHAR2 Oracle equivalent of VARCHAR. WHERE Row filter part of a SQL statement that allows you to specify criteria on column values for rows that are being selected from a table.

WITH TIES Clause used with the TOP function to retrieve rows that are ties. XML A new SQL Server data type used to model complex data.

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PM teja83 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 221 Miscellaneous SQL Server Objects Synonyms A synonym is an alternative name for a schemascoped object. It is a single-part name to reference a base object. A synonym is similar to an alias, but it

replaces a two-part, three-part, or four-part name. Database diagrams A database diagram is a graphical design of a table or set of tables that can be used to illustrate the tables and relationships within a database. Statistics

Stored within a table, statistics are automatically created and optionally supplemented histograms. Assemblies An assembly references a managed application module (DLL file) that was created in the .NET Framework common language

runtime (CLR). Proxies In the msdb context, a proxy defines security context and provides the SQL Server Agent access to credentials for a Windows user.

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