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Applies to: ✅ Azure Data Explorer
Alters a database's pretty (friendly) name.
Permissions
You must have at least Database Admin permissions to run this command.
Syntax
.alter database DatabaseName prettyname 'DatabasePrettyName'
Learn more about syntax conventions.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DatabaseName | string |
✔️ | The name of the database to alter. |
| DatabasePrettyName | string |
✔️ | The new pretty name for the database. |
Returns
This command returns a table with the following columns:
| Output parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DatabaseName | string |
The name of the database. |
| PrettyName | string |
The pretty name of the database. |
| Status | string |
The status of the operation. |
Example
The following example changes the TestDatabase pretty name to NewDatabasename.
.alter database TestDatabase prettyname 'NewDatabasename'
Output
| DatabaseName | PrettyName | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TestDatabase | NewDatabasename | Complete |