Console - DECLARE INTENT

Declares an intent for the current database. Intents allow you to tell the database what you want to do.

Syntax

DECLARE INTENT <intent-name>

• <intent-name> Defines the name of the intent. OrientDB supports three intents:
  • NULL Removes the current intent.
  • MASSIVEINSERT
  • MASSIVEREAD

Examples

• Declare an intent for a massive insert:

  orientdb> DECLARE INTENT MASSIVEINSERT

• After the insert, clear the intent:

  orientdb> DECLARE INTENT NULL

For more information on other commands, see Console Commands.