David The first thing to find out is what type of standards they are interested in. - Table naming standards? - Physical layout standards? - Network naming standards? - Hours when database support is available? You don't want to ask the question directly because your manager may say "everything". The answer then is that it will take a long time. Usually there are some hot-button issues and you'll want to investigate and propose some standards for those areas. Usually the value is in the investigation and decision-making. After that the standards are tossed on a shelf to gather dust. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive." -- C.S. Lewis -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:45 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: standards I ahve been asked to write the standards for the company in terms of Oracle databases. I have never done anythign like that before... Anyone have any pointers or skeletons or examples I could review? Cheers -- .. David ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------