Naming Objects - Teradata Data Mover

Teradata Data Mover User Guide

Product
Teradata Data Mover
Release Number
16.10
Published
June 2017
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-03-29
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Product Category
Analytical Ecosystem

Databases and tables specified for the command line must follow Teradata naming rules. Names can contain only the following characters:

  • a - z
  • A - Z
  • _
  • $
  • #
  • 0 - 9
  • (blank space)

Command line or job XML expects the database, table, and column object names to be identical to the database object names. If the object starts with a special character or contains any leading or trailing spaces, do not add double quotes. If the object name contains double quotes, do not add extra double quotes to escape it. Teradata supports only leading spaces, not trailing spaces; Aster supports both leading and trailing spaces; Hadoop does not support any spaces. For more information, see the Aster and the Hadoop documentation.

The following table provides examples of object names.

Database Object Name Command Line Name
[DBC] [DBC]
[Ide#..2] [Ide#..2]
["SPLCh"Table] ["SPLCh"Table]
[SPLCh Table] [SPLCh Table]
[21SPL] [21SPL]