SQL Used to Modify a Macro - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

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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 Vantage™

The following example shows how to modify a macro. Suppose you want to change the NewEmp macro so that the default department number is 300 instead of 100. The REPLACE MACRO statement looks like this:

    REPLACE MACRO NewEmp (name VARCHAR(12),
                          number INTEGER NOT NULL,
                          dept INTEGER DEFAULT 300)
    AS (INSERT INTO Employee (Name,
                              EmpNo,
                              DeptNo)
        VALUES (name,
                number,
                dept)
        ;
        UPDATE Department
        SET EmpCount=EmpCount+1
        WHERE DeptNo=dept
        ;
       )
    ;