SQL Queries - CAST Central Base - Queries on snapshots - How to change the label of the snapshot using UPDATE query
Purpose of Query
The query will result in changing the label of the snapshot
Applicable CAST Version
| Release | Yes/No |
|---|---|
| 8.3.x | ✅ |
| 8.2.x | ✅ |
| 8.1.x | ✅ |
| 8.0.x | ✅ |
| 7.3.x | ✅ |
Applicable RDBMS
| RDBMS | Yes/No |
|---|---|
| Oracle Server | ✅ |
| Microsoft SQL Server | ✅ |
| CSS2 | ✅ |
Query for CSS
UPDATE <central>.dss_snapshots
SET snapshot_name = '<new_label>'
WHERE snapshot_id = <snapshot_id>;
<central> - name of the central where snapshot is generated
<new_label> - desired label
<snapshot_id> - snapshot id of a particular snapshot can be obtained from dss_snapshots table
Query result example

Query result interpretation
The above query has changed the snapshot_name to Test_snapshots
Query for Oracle
Same as CSS2
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Query for SQL server
Same as CSS2
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