DEFAULT DATABASE = database_name - 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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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Name of the default database established each time a user with this profile logs onto the database.

database_name should be an existing database. The system returns an error when a user with this profile tries to create or reference an object within a nonexistent database.

If the default database is NULL or is not defined in the profile assigned to a user, Vantage uses the setting defined for the individual user. If a default database is not specified for the profile or user, the system uses the username as the default database.

A user can also use SET SESSION DATABASE to specify an alternate default database.