Open the Create Nicknames window

To open the Create Nicknames window:

  1. From the Control Center window, expand the object tree until you find the Nicknames folder under the Federated Database objects folder.

  2. Right-click the Nicknames folder and select Create from the pop-up menu. The Filter Tables for Nicknames window opens.

  3. Click Retrieve All or specify a filter and click Apply Filter to open the Create Nicknames window.
    Recommendation:If your data source contains a large number of tables, use the filtering criteria in the Filter Tables for Nicknames window to reduce the number of tables displayed in the Create Nicknames window.