Cross-database queries with different DB names in different environments?

Question

How would you handle cross database queries in different environments. For example, db1-development and db2-development, db1-production and db2-production.

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Answer 1

Why are the database names different between dev and prod? It'd, obviously, be easiest if they were the same.

If it's a single table shared, then you could create a view over it - which only requires that you change that view when moving to production.

Otherwise, you'll want to create a SYNONYM for the objects, and make sure to always reference that. You'll still need to change the SYNONYM creation scripts, but that can be done in a build script fairly easily, I think.