SET SESSION DATABASE SQL Statement | Teradata Vantage - SET SESSION DATABASE - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Changes the default database for the session.

ANSI Compliance

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

Although SET SESSION DATABASE is technically a DCL statement, Vantage treats it as a DDL statement for transaction semantics.

Required Privileges

None.