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Synonyms and Views
You can create a frame that refers to a synonym or a view, instead of a table name:
• A synonym is an alternate name for a table.
• A view is a virtual table.
All discussion about tables in this guide applies to synonyms and views, except that synonyms and views cannot be created with the ABF Tables Utility, as described in Building Applications on page 11. You use query language statements (4GL, SQL, or QUEL) to create synonyms and views. For more information, see your query language guide.
Last modified date: 04/03/2024