# Table alias by default

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/table-alias-by-default/39438>\
**Category:** SQL Navigator\
**Created:** [May 8, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/table-alias-by-default/39438 "2017-05-08T23:19:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![martin\_goblet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/martin_goblet/32/267_2.png) [@martin\_goblet](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/martin_goblet)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/table-alias-by-default/39438/1 "2017-05-08T23:19:55Z")

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Hi

In preferences, there is a parameter for the table alias :

I would like to have the real table name as alias, not “a” or another letter. I tried to remove the “a”, but it always comes back. Is this possible ?

Regards

Martin

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**Author:** ![michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@michael](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/table-alias-by-default/39438/2 "2017-05-09T02:19:43Z")

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Hi martin\_goblet,

Thanks for your suggestion.

we have create feature item SQLNAV-2203 for this.

Michael