SET DEFAULT

Syntax

SET DEFAULT [DATABASE | ORGANIZATION | ROLE | SCHEMA | STORE] object_name;

Description

This sets the database, organization, role, schema, or store as the user’s default. Changing defaults does not affect the current session’s context, and you can use USE to change the current context.

Entering a new user session has the same affect as changing it with USE.

Any object used to set as default must already exist and be accessible by the user.

Arguments

object_name

Name of the entity to set as a default. If the name is case sensitive you must wrap it in double quotes; otherwise, the system uses the lowercase name.

Examples

Set a new default database

The following changes the user’s default database to user_db:

main_db.public/demostore# LIST DATABASES;
+---------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
|  Name   |  Is Default |  Owner   |  Created At                   |
+=========+=============+==========+===============================+
| user_db | false       | orgadmin | 2024-06-05 19:41:23 +0000 UTC |
+---------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
| main_db | true        | sysadmin | 2023-08-09 21:28:40 +0000 UTC |
+---------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
main_db.public/demostore# SET DEFAULT DATABASE user_db;
+---------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type   |  Name   |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=========+=========+==========+==========================================+
| default | user_db | UPDATE   | Default database was successfully        |
|         |         |          | updated to user_db                       |
+---------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+

Set a new default schema

The following changes the user’s default schema to demodb.Analytics within the current database, demodb:

demodb.public/demostore# LIST SCHEMAS;
+-----------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
|  Name     |  Is Default |  Owner   |  Created At                   |
+===========+=============+==========+===============================+
| public    | false       | sysadmin | 2023-08-09 21:28:40 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
| Analytics | false       | orgadmin | 2023-08-18 16:36:16 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+
demodb.public/demostore# SET DEFAULT SCHEMA "Analytics";
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type   |  Name     |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=========+===========+==========+==========================================+
| default | Analytics | UPDATE   | Default schema was successfully updated  |
|         |           |          | to main_db.Analytics                     |
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+

Set a new default store

The following changes the user’s default store to sf_east_2 for future sessions:

main_db.public/pubmsk# LIST STORES;
+------------+------------+----------------+--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name      |  Type      |  Access Region |  State |  Is Default |  Owner   |  Created At                   |  Updated At                   |
+============+============+================+========+=============+==========+===============================+===============================+
| sf_east_2  | Snowflake  | AWS us-east-1  | ready  | false       | sysadmin | 2024-06-12 22:39:03 +0000 UTC | 2024-06-12 22:39:03 +0000 UTC |
+------------+------------+----------------+--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| pubmsk     | Kafka      | AWS us-east-1  | ready  | true        | sysadmin | 2023-08-09 21:27:32 +0000 UTC | 2024-05-24 20:53:58 +0000 UTC |
+------------+------------+----------------+--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| dbx_east_1 | Databricks | AWS us-east-1  | ready  | false       | sysadmin | 2024-02-09 22:28:30 +0000 UTC | 2024-02-09 22:28:30 +0000 UTC |
+------------+------------+----------------+--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| cc_store   | Confluent  | AWS us-east-1  | ready  | false       | sysadmin | 2024-05-22 21:02:38 +0000 UTC | 2024-05-22 23:09:50 +0000 UTC |
|            | Kafka      |                |        |             |          |                               |                               |
+------------+------------+----------------+--------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
main_db.public/pubmsk# SET DEFAULT STORE sf_east_2;
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type   |  Name     |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=========+===========+==========+==========================================+
| default | sf_east_2 | UPDATE   | Default store was successfully updated   |
|         |           |          | to sf_east_2                             |
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+

Set a new default role

The following changes the user’s default role to useradmin for future sessions:

main_db.public/demostore# LIST ROLES;
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name     |  Is Current |  Is Default |  Created At                   |  Updated At                   |
+===========+=============+=============+===============================+===============================+
| orgadmin  | true        | false       | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| sysadmin  | false       | true        | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| public    | false       | false       | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| useradmin | false       | false       | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| securitya | false       | false       | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC | 2023-08-09 21:25:57 +0000 UTC |
| dmin      |             |             |                               |                               |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rol1      | false       | false       | 2024-07-18 01:04:09 +0000 UTC | 2024-07-18 01:04:09 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| rol2      | false       | false       | 2024-07-18 01:14:18 +0000 UTC | 2024-07-18 01:14:18 +0000 UTC |
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
main_db.public/demostore# SET DEFAULT ROLE useradmin;
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type   |  Name     |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=========+===========+==========+==========================================+
| default | useradmin | UPDATE   | Default role was successfully updated    |
|         |           |          | to useradmin                             |
+---------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+

Set a new default organization

The following changes the user’s default organization to mr_prod, using its ID field, for future sessions:

demodb.public/demostore# LIST ORGANIZATIONS;
+--------------------------------------+----------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
|  ID                                  |  Name    |  Is Current |  Is Default |  Description |  Profile Image Uri |  Created At                   |
+======================================+==========+=============+=============+==============+====================+===============================+
| caab10ef-5c55-4e6b-906b-29a9dae9a94d | my_org   | true        | true        | <null>       | <null>             | 2024-07-02 21:16:22 +0000 UTC |
+--------------------------------------+----------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
| c8e61681-1461-4d76-b565-542b5e9e1fd3 | mr_prod  | false       | false       | <null>       | <null>             | 2023-09-19 16:17:03 +0000 UTC |
+--------------------------------------+----------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------------+-------------------------------+
main_db.public/demostore# SET DEFAULT ORGANIZATION c8e61681-1461-4d76-b565-542b5e9e1fd3;
+---------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type   |  Name   |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=========+=========+==========+==========================================+
| default | mr_prod | UPDATE   | Default organization was successfully    |
|         |         |          | updated to mr_prod                       |
+---------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+