When should database synonyms be used?

Question

I\'ve got the syntax down but I\'m wondering if somebody can provide an illustrative use case where database synonyms are very useful.

Answer 1

Check out the Oracle documentation on synonyms.

In addition to the other answers here, they are also commonly used for:

• Providing easy to use names for remote tables, i.e. over database links
• Tables that you need to be accessible to all users, i.e. public synonyms