RE: Database naming conventions

[Tony Johnson]

I had the same arguments with a consultant we had in at one time I compromised with him. The database files are in a directory called 'oradata' and we use a designator of D development, T for Testing, B for Beta, P for Production and S for Stress Test. -----Original Message----- From: Godlewski, Melissa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:24 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Database naming conventions List,   I'm use to using a standard D=development T=test P=production.  So for a database newly created on development it would be called something like D24X7.  Then when it was created on Production it would be called P24X7.  Or along similar lines.   I'm working with an other DBA who wants everything to start with ora.  Therefore it would be called orad24x7 and orap24x7.  I've argued the ora is rather redundant since everyone will know it's an Oracle database they are connecting to.  He is adamant it should have the ora identification so it is easily identified.  I feel it will cause more confusion having ora at the beging of every dbname.    Any thoughts for against either position?   TIA M.Godlewski