DDBuilder Naming Conventions and Reserved Words

Each element in the data dictionary must comply with the following naming conventions:

The element's name must:

• Start with a letter, but not with "DD_".

• Contain only letters, numbers, and underscores.

• Not be a TAOS reserved word, as listed below:

 

ABORT	ACCUMULATE	ACROSS	ADD	ALL
ALTER	AND	ASCEND	ASCENDING	AVERAGE
BETWEEN	BLOCK	BREAK	CALL	CASE
CHAR	CHARACTER	CHOOSE	COLUMN	CONSTRAINT
CONTINUE	COUNT	CREATE	DEC	DECIMAL
DEFAULT	DELETE	DESCEND	DESCENDING	DISPLAY
DISTINCT	DOMAIN	DOUBLE	DROP	EACH
ELSE	END	ENTER	EXEC	EXIT
FILE	FIND	FLOAT	FOREACH	FROM
GLOBAL	GOSUB	GOTO	GRANT	GRAPH
HIDE	HIGHEST	IF	IN	INDEX
INIT	INSERT	INT	INTEGER	INTO
LIKE	LOWEST	MAXIMUM	MESSAGE	MINIMUM
NOBOX	NONDISTINCT	NOT	NUM	NUMERIC
OF	OR	PAUSE	PRECISION	REAL
REPEAT	RULE	RUN	SAYWARN	SELECT
SHOW	SMALLINT	SQL	SUBMENU	SUBROUTINE
SUBTOTAL	SWITCH	TABLE	TEMPLATE	TEMPORARY
THEN	THROUGH	THRU	TOTAL	TVALIDATE
TYPEDEF	UNIQUE	UNSIGNED	UPDATE	USING
VARCHAR	VARYING	VIEW	WARN	WHERE