GitHub user dosubot[bot] added a comment to the discussion: Allow warehouse database values to be passed as a parameter DB_NAME in warehouse-util service
<!-- Greeting --> Hi @pankajduplo! I'm [Dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot) and I’m helping the superset team. <!-- Answer --> The warehouse-util service isn't part of the Superset codebase, but I can share best practices for making the database name configurable in Python services. Instead of hardcoding the database name, accept it as a parameter—typically via an environment variable, config file, or function argument. For example, you can use an environment variable like DB_NAME and update your connection logic to use its value when building the SQLAlchemy connection string. Superset itself uses this approach: database connection parameters (including the database name) are set dynamically in the connection URI, which can be configured per environment. This pattern is also reflected in recent changes to Superset's Helm chart, where the database backend and connection URI are now configurable through deployment values, not hardcoded in the codebase. This enables each environment (or developer) to use a unique database, which resolves issues like the one you encountered with missing tables or schemas when the wrong database is selected [example](https://github.com/apache/superset/pull/34327). To implement this in your service, refactor any code that sets the database name to read from a parameter (such as DB_NAME) and ensure your deployment pipeline sets this value appropriately for each environment. This will let your client portal and warehouse services use unique databases per environment and avoid the current errors. <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? 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