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New-DbaDbSynonym


Author	Mikey Bronowski (@MikeyBronowski), bronowski.it
Availability	Windows, Linux, macOS

Want to see the source code for this command? Check out New-DbaDbSynonym on GitHub.
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Synopsis

Create new synonym for each database(s) / instance(s) of SQL Server.

Description

The New-DbaDbSynonym creates new synonym on database(s) / instance(s) of SQL Server.

Syntax

New-DbaDbSynonym
    [[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <String[]>]
    [[-ExcludeDatabase] <String[]>]
    [[-Synonym] <String>]
    [[-Schema] <String>]
    [[-BaseServer] <String>]
    [[-BaseDatabase] <String>]
    [[-BaseSchema] <String>]
    [-BaseObject] <String>
    [[-InputObject] <Database[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 in db1 database in dbo schema on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object in the same database.

Example: 2

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 in db1 database in dbo schema on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object in the same database.

Example: 3

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Schema sch1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 within dbo schema in db1 database on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object in the same database.

Example: 4

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Schema sch1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1 -BaseSchema bSch2

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 within sch1 schema in db1 database on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object within bSch2 schema in the same database.

Example: 5

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Schema sch1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1 -BaseSchema bSch2 -BaseDatabase bDb3

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 within sch1 schema in db1 database on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object within bSch2 schema in bDb3 database.

Example: 6

PS C:\> New-DbaDbSynonym -SqlInstance sql2017a -Database db1 -Schema sch1 -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1 -BaseSchema bSch2 -BaseDatabase bDb3 -BaseServer bSrv4

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 within sch1 schema in db1 database on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object within bSch2 schema in bDb3 database on bSrv4 linked server.

Example: 7

PS C:\> Get-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance sql2017a -ExcludeSystem | New-DbaDbSynonym -Synonym synObj1 -BaseObject Obj1

Will create a new synonym named synObj1 within dbo schema in all user databases on sql2017a instance for Obj1 object in the respective databases.

Required Parameters

-BaseObject

The object name. Can be table, view, stored procedure, function, etc.


Alias
Required	True
Pipeline	false
Default Value

Optional Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-SqlCredential

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential). Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported. For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Database

The database(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all databases will be processed.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-ExcludeDatabase

The database(s) to exclude - this list is auto-populated from the server


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Synonym

The synonym to create.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Schema

The schema of the synonym. If not specified will assume the default dbo.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value	dbo

-BaseServer

The linked server name. If specified then BaseDatabase and BaseSchema are required.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-BaseDatabase

The object parent database name. If specified then BaseSchema is required.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-BaseSchema

The object parent schema name.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-InputObject

Enables piped input from Get-DbaDatabase


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	true (ByValue)
Default Value

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.


Alias
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.


Alias	wi
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.


Alias	cf
Required	False
Pipeline	false
Default Value