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Catalogs and schemas in database systems

The structure of a database defines how objects are organized in the database. Different data storage structures are used to store objects in databases. For example, the highest-level structure "Catalog">"Schema">"Table" is not applicable to all database types.
Database name Version Catalog Schema
AS/400 V5R4 Supported Supported
DB2 All versions Not supported Supported
DB2 ZOS All versions Not supported Supported
Informix All versions Supported Supported
Microsoft SQL Server All versions Supported Supported
MySQL All versions Supported Not supported
Netezza All versions Supported Supported
Oracle All versions Not supported Supported
PointBase All versions Not supported Supported
PostgreSQL All versions Supported Supported
SQLite All versions Not supported Not supported
Sybase All versions Supported Supported
Teradata All versions Not supported Supported

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