Execute DDL
- Updated: 2026/05/12
The Execute DDL action runs a Data Definition Language (DDL) statement on a Snowflake database and returns the execution result.
Overview
Users create, manipulate, and modify contents in a Snowflake table using DDL statements. The Execute DDL action runs the created DDL statements and returns the modified results in the response data.
Note: Ensure that you add and configure the
Connect action before proceeding with configuring the
Execute DDL action as Connect
action provides the authentication context for the automation session.
Settings
The following settings are available in this action:
- Session name
- Specifies the session name that the Connect action
creates. The session name serves as the authentication context for the
operation. Choose one of the two options as per the
Connect settings.
- Session name: Specify the session name directly or create a string variable for the name and select it using the Insert a value option.
- Variable: Select an existing Snowflake session variable using the Insert a value option.
- DDL Statement
- Specifies the DDL statement for the action to execute. You can also specify the statement using a string variable.
- Assign output to a variable
- Specifies the variable that stores the execution result. You can choose one of the
following options:
- Multiple variables: Create and specify
individual variables to store specific response data.
Use the Add variable mapping option to specify the key and corresponding variable type to store the specific response data.
- Dictionary: Create and specify a dictionary variable to store the entire response data using the Create variable option.
- Multiple variables: Create and specify
individual variables to store specific response data.