Setting database options

Database options are configurable settings that change the way the database behaves or performs. In Sybase Central, all of these options are grouped together in the Database Options dialog. In Interactive SQL, you can specify an option in a SET OPTION statement.

StepsSetting options for a database (Sybase Central)

  1. Open the server.

  2. Right-click the database and choose Options.

  3. Edit the values.

StepsSetting options for a database (SQL)

  1. Specify the properties within a SET OPTION statement.

NoteTips With the Database Options dialog, you can also set database options for specific users and groups.

When you set options for the database itself, you are actually setting options for the PUBLIC group in that database, because all users and groups inherit option settings from PUBLIC.