You can view or set the properties of a database and most database objects. Some of the properties selected when the database was created are non-configurable.

Use the properties windows in Sybase Central to view and set properties. If do not use Sybase Central, specify the properties when you create the object with a CREATE statement. If the object already exists, use an ALTER statement to modify the properties.

To view and edit the properties of a database object (Sybase Central)

1. In Sybase Central, open the folder in which the object resides.

2. Select the object. The object's properties appear in the right pane of Sybase Central.

3. In the right pane, click the appropriate tabs to edit the properties.

   You can also view and edit properties on the object's properties window. To view the properties window, right-click the object, and then choose Properties.

See also

• Connection, database, and database server properties