Primary Indexes - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Database Introduction

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-23
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

You can create a table with a Unique Primary Index (UPI), a Non-Unique Primary Index (NUPI), or No Primary Index (NoPI).

IF you create a table with... THEN...
a NUPI the PI is a column, or columns, that may have duplicate values.
a UPI the PI is a column, or columns, that has no duplicate values.
NoPI there is no PI column and rows are not hashed based on any column values.