database

database — The name of a database, or part of a database.

Synopsis

database ::= [-]

Attributes

Common attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • class (enumeration)
    • “altkey”
    • “constraint”
    • “datatype”
    • “field”
    • “foreignkey”
    • “group”
    • “index”
    • “key1”
    • “key2”
    • “name”
    • “primarykey”
    • “procedure”
    • “record”
    • “rule”
    • “secondarykey”
    • “table”
    • “user”
    • “view”

Description

The name of a database, or part of a database.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Attributes

Common attributes.

class

Identifies the class of database artifact

Enumerated values:
“altkey”

An alternate or secondary key

“constraint”

A constraint

“datatype”

A data type

“field”

A field

“foreignkey”

A foreign key

“group”

A group

“index”

An index

“key1”

The first or primary key

“key2”

An alternate or secondary key

“name”

A name

“primarykey”

The primary key

“procedure”

A (stored) procedure

“record”

A record

“rule”

A rule

“secondarykey”

The secondary key

“table”

A table

“user”

A user

“view”

A view

Children [+]

This element contains 29 elements.

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example database</title>

<para>The <database>ProjectStatus</database> database has been updated.
Please note that <database class='field'>Year</database> has been
extended to four digits.
</para>

</article>

The ProjectStatus database has been updated. Please note that Year has been extended to four digits.

Last revised by Norman Walsh on 6 Jun 2011 (git hash: 6ffcc7640bbc5f852a318e452c9f210f03292cb9)