Using Teradata SQL: How to find all the tables in a database or user area

Sometimes it can be useful to find all the tables in a particular database or your user area (your personal database) in Teradata. This SQL will do that for you -

SELECT * FROM  dbc.tables WHERE databasename = (SELECT USER) AND TABLEKIND = 'T';

To find tables that match a naming pattern or convention you can use -

 SELECT * FROM  dbc.tables WHERE databasename LIKE 'Customer%' AND TABLEKIND = 'T';

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