How an Application Uses a Synonym
Synonyms are stored separately from the associated data
source. Your application uses a synonym to interpret the data source
in the following way:
- It identifies,
locates, and reads the Master File for the data source named in a
request.
- It locates
and reads the Access File for the data source named in the request,
if that type of data source requires an Access File.
- It locates
and reads the data source(s).
The data source contents are interpreted based on the information
in the synonym.