Teradata Database Index Types - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Fundamentals

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-24
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageâ„¢
  • Primary index

    In general, all Teradata Database tables require a primary index because the system distributes tables on their primary indexes. Primary indexes can be:

    • Unique or nonunique.
    • Partitioned or nonpartitioned.
  • Secondary index

    Secondary indexes can be unique or nonunique.

  • Join index (JI)
  • Hash index