Drops the definition for an empty database from the Data Dictionary.
You must drop all the objects contained by that database before you can drop the database itself.
The drop operation verifies that the database is empty, verifies that the database does not own any other databases or users, drops the database, and adds the PERM and TEMP space that the drop makes available to that of the immediate owner database or user.
After a database is dropped, you cannot recover it by using the Dump and Restore utility unless it is restored.
To delete objects from a database, use the DELETE DATABASE statement. See DELETE DATABASE. To delete objects from a user, use the DELETE USER statement. See DELETE USER.
ANSI Compliance
This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.
DROP DATABASE is functionally similar to the ANSI SQL:2011 statement DROP SCHEMA.
Required Privileges
You must have the DROP DATABASE privilege on the database to be dropped.