topic Difference between creating a schema manually vs schema through SQL code externally? in Data Engineering

Difference between creating a schema manually vs schema through SQL code externally?

hpant — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:19:31 GMT

I have created a bronze schema manually using catalog->create schema. I have provided external location. The "details" table look like this:

However, when I created silver schema but this time using sql script i.e.

%sql

CREATE SCHEMA xyz.silver

MANAGED LOCATION '{location}';

The result is same but it has an extra section which is "properties" in "Details" table (highlighted in red color below):

Can anyone help me with this please?

Re: Difference between creating a schema manually vs schema through SQL code externally?

Vidhi_Khaitan — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:42:23 GMT

When a schema is created manually via the Databricks catalog UI, ownership defaults to the user who created the schema, and ownership properties may not be explicitly recorded by default.

On the other hand, when creating a schema using SQL commands, Databricks assigns explicit ownership details in the "properties" section to ensure clarity on schema ownership. The "owner=root" designation signifies that the schema owner is the root account or a default administrative account.