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Working with Databases

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Working with Databases

The topics in this section describe how to create and manage database objects and manipulate data in the database. Additional topics describe parallel data loading and writing SQL queries in the Greenplum MPP environment.

  • Defining Database Objects
    This section covers data definition language (DDL) in Greenplum Database and how to create and manage database objects.
  • Managing Data
    This section provides information about managing data and concurrent access in Greenplum Database.
  • Loading and Unloading Data
    Greenplum supports parallel data loading and unloading for large amounts of data, as well as single file, non-parallel import and export for small amounts of data.
  • Querying Data
    This topic provides information about using SQL in Greenplum databases.
  • About Greenplum Query Processing
    This topic provides an overview of how Greenplum Database processes queries. Understanding this process can be useful when writing and tuning queries.
Parent topic: Greenplum Database Administrator Guide