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Manage Capella Columnar Services Databases

  • Capella Columnar
  • how-to
March 30, 2025
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In a Capella Columnar cluster, a database is the top-level container for organizing related information. You can add or delete databases using the UI or SQL++ for Capella Columnar statements.

Prerequisites

To use the Capella Columnar UI to manage databases, you need one of the following Capella roles:

Create a Database

To create a database:

  1. In the Capella UI, select the Columnar tab.

  2. Click a cluster name. The workbench opens.

    If the Add Data Source dialog opens, click the X icon to close it.

  3. At the top of the explorer, click Create  New Database. The Configure New Database dialog opens.

  4. Enter a name for your database. The name must start with a letter and contain only upper- and lower-case letters (A-Z, a-z), numbers (0-9), or underscore (_) and dash (-) characters. See Requirements for Identifiers.

  5. Click Create Database. Your database appears in the explorer.

You can also use an SQL++ statement to create a database. See CREATE DATABASE Statements.

View Metadata for a Database

Each time you add a database, Capella Columnar records its metadata in the System.Metadata.Database collection. To view metadata for a database, you query this collection. See Querying Metadata.

Delete a Database

When you delete a database, Capella Columnar deletes all of the scopes, collections, and other objects in that database.

You cannot delete the system-supplied Default database.

  1. In the Capella UI, select the Columnar tab.

  2. Click a cluster name. The workbench opens.

  3. Move your cursor over the name of the database and then choose ⋮ (More)  Delete Database. The Delete Database dialog opens.

  4. To confirm this action, type delete and then click Delete.

You can also use an SQL++ statement to delete a database. See DROP Statements.

Next Steps