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SQL Server 2012 Name Convention

Table names

SQL Server Object Name	Notation	Length	Plural	Prefix	Suffix	Abbreviation	Char Mask
Database	UPPERCASE	100	None	None	None	Yes	[A-z]
Database Trigger	PascalCase	128	None	DTR_	None	Yes	[DATABASENAME_ACTION]
Schema Name	lowercase	100	None	None	None	Yes	[A-z][0-9]
Table Name	PascalCase	100	None	None	None	Yes	[A-z][0-9]
Table Default Values	PascalCase	128	None	DF_	None	Yes	[TableName]
Table Primary Key	PascalCase	128	None	PK_	None	Yes	[TableName_ColumnName1]
Table Alternative Key	PascalCase	128	None	AK_	None	Yes	[TableName_ColumnName1]
Table Foreign Key	PascalCase	128	None	FK_	None	Yes	[TableName_ColumnName1]
Table Clustered Index	PascalCase	128	None	IXC_	None	Yes	[TableName_ColumnName1]
Table Non Clustered Index	PascalCase	128	None	IX_	None	Yes	[TableName_ColumnName1]
Table Trigger	PascalCase	128	None	TR_	None	Yes	[TableName_Action]
View	PascalCase	128	None	VI_	None	Yes	[TableName_Purpose]
Stored Procedure	PascalCase	128	None	usp_	None	Yes	[Action]
User-Defined Functions	PascalCase	128	None	udf_	None	Yes	[Action]

Offical Reference

• Database object TECHNET (Limitations)
• User-Defined Functions MSDN