Schema (Architecture Guide)

	Data Structures	Source Location
	WT_COLGROUP WT_INDEX WT_LSM_TREE WT_TABLE	src/include/intpack_inline.h src/include/packing_inline.h src/include/schema.h src/lsm/ src/packing/ src/schema/

A schema defines the format of the application data in WiredTiger. WiredTiger supports various types of schemas (See Schema, Columns, Column Groups, Indices and Projections for more information), operated upon through a WT_SESSION reference.

Schema Operations

This section details the internals of various API operations that operate on schemas, such as WT_SESSION::create and WT_SESSION::rename.