namespace-3-part-schema.md

{ database | namespace }
Name of the database or namespace that contains schema:
  • Database name: If specified, it must be the current database.

  • Namespace name (Eon Mode only): You must specify the namespace of objects in non-default namespaces. If no namespace is provided, Vertica assumes the object is in the default namespace.

schema
Name of the schema, by default public.

If you specify a schema name that contains a period, the part before the period cannot be the same as the name of an existing namespace.