SHOW TABLES

Summary

The SHOW TABLES command returns a result set containing metadata for all tables found in the Connect environment.

Syntax

show tables;

Parameters

None.

Details

The SHOW TABLES result set includes the following columns. The metadata returned by the command is managed by Connect and cannot be directly altered by end users.

Column Name
Data Type
Description
id string Unique identifier for table
schema_id string Unique identifier for schema
schema_name string Name of the table’s schema. Refer to SHOW SCHEMAS for more information about the schemas found in Connect.
name string Name of the table
description string For future use
type string Type of Connect object
created_by string Incent username who created the table. Connect creates tables in the xactly, staging, and xdms schemas upon first login into the system and during some product maintenance periods.
created_instant instant UTC instant when the table was created in Connect
modified_by string Incent username who altered the table
modified_instant instant UTC instant when the table was modified in Connect

 

Examples

show tables;

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select schema_name,
name
from (show tables)
where schema_name = ‘delta’;

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Related Commands

CREATE TABLE

DESCRIBE

DROP TABLE

SHOW SCHEMAS

SHOW TABLE