CREATE SCHEMA inside database-object need to execute before tables are created ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: HHH-1853 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-1853 Project: Hibernate Core Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 3.1.3 Environment: hsqldb 1.8.0 Reporter: Mattias Jiderhamn Priority: Minor Attachments: create-schema.patch, create-schema2.patch In order to have Hibernate create database schemas for hsqldb, you have to insert a <database-object> in your mapping file (http://forums.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?p=2305138). Problem is, all the database-object statements are executed after the tables are created, so tables in non-default schemas will not be created. To get around this, you have to first use Configuration.generateSchemaCreationScript() to get the schemas, and then Configuration.generateSchemaUpdateScript() to get the tables inside the schemas. (This is a bit problematic when using Springs LocalSessionFactoryBean)