DEFAULT 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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en-US
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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Default database established each time this user logs onto Vantage.

The default is the user name associated with the current session.

database_name
Name of the default database.
database_name need not be an existing database. However, Vantage returns an error when you try to create or reference an object within a nonexistent database or if the default database is null.