DATABASE SQL Statement | Teradata Database - DATABASE - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Establishes a new default database for the current session for SQL requests that do not have fully-qualified table, view, or macro names.

ANSI Compliance

This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.

Required Privileges

None.