User's Guide
PART 1. Working with Databases
This chapter describes the mechanics of creating, altering, and deleting database objects such as tables, views, and indexes. The SQL statements for carrying out these tasks are called the Data Definition Language (DDL).
The definitions of the database objects form the database schema: you can think of the schema as the database without any data.
Procedures and triggers are also database objects, but are discussed in Using Procedures, Triggers, and Batches.
Tools for working with database objects
Working with databases
Working with tables
Working with views
Working with indexes