Creating and Editing Synonyms

In Developer Studio, you can create new synonyms using the Synonym Editor. To access the Synonym Editor, right-click a Master File folder, point to New, and then click Synonym via Metadata Canvas.

In App Studio, you create new synonyms and edit existing synonyms using the Metadata canvas. To access the Metadata canvas, go to the Home tab, and in the Content group, click Data, and then click Synonym via Metadata Canvas, as shown in the following image.

Tools group in App Studio

The Data Source Definition Wizard opens, as shown in the following image.

If you click Create New Synonym, the Select Application pane of the Data Source Definition Wizard is displayed. Select a location to create your synonym and click Finish to open the Metadata canvas.

If you click Open Existing, the Selecting Data Source pane of the Data Source Definition Wizard is displayed. Select a data source to edit and click Finish to open the Metadata canvas.

The Metadata canvas and Metadata tab open, as shown in the following image.

Metadata canvas and Metadata tab

If you clicked New Synonym, you can begin creating a new data source once you are in the Metadata canvas. If you clicked Open Existing, you can edit your existing data source in the Metadata canvas.


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