DDL Privileges

By default, only administrators can create new metadata objects.Altering or dropping these objects is restricted to the owner of the object (its creator) and administrators.DDL privileges can be used to grant privileges for these operations to other users.

Available DDL Privileges

CREATE: Allows creation of an object of the specified type
ALTER ANY: Allows modification of any object of the specified type
DROP ANY: Allows deletion of any object of the specified type
ALL [PRIVILEGES]: Combines the CREATE, ALTER ANY and DROP ANY privileges for the specified type

Note	There are no separate DDL privileges for triggers and indexes.The necessary privileges are inherited from the table or view.Creating, altering or dropping a trigger or index requires the `ALTER ANY TABLE` or `ALTER ANY VIEW` privilege.

Examples of Granting DDL Privileges

Allow user JOE to create tables
```
GRANT CREATE TABLE
  TO USER Joe;
```

Allow user JOE to alter any procedure

GRANT ALTER ANY PROCEDURE
  TO USER Joe;