Binding a rule to a user-defined datatype

StepsBinding a rule to a user-defined datatype

  1. Select the User-defined Datatypes folder for the database in which you are working.

  2. Select the user-defined datatype to which you want to bind a rule, then choose File | Properties.

  3. Select the Advanced Options tab.

  4. Select a rule from the Rule list.

  5. Optionally, select In Future Only. If you select In Future Only, the rule is applied only to columns of this type added to a table after you bind the rule. It does not apply to columns of this type currently in a table. If you do not select In Future Only, the rule is applied to columns of this type currently in tables and columns of this type added later.