Changing Character Set Defaults
You can change the default client character set and the default server character set at the user level, and the user can choose alternatives during a session.
Default Client Character Set
If you do not define a client character set as the default for a client in the DBC.Hosts table, the automatic default is the character set native to that client.
During a session, you can find out which client character set is in effect with the SQL HELP SESSION statement and can specify a different (but active) client character set in various ways, depending on the particular client software. For example, with the BTEQ client software, you can use the SESSION CHARSET command:
.SET SESSION CHARSET ASCII
For details on when the SESSION CHARSET command can be used, see Basic Teradata Query Reference.
Default Server Character Set
To specify the character set for a user, issue a CREATE USER or MODIFY USER request with the DEFAULT CHARACTER SET clause. If you do not specify this clause when you create or modify a user, the setting of the Default Character Set field in the DBS Control utility determines the default character set.
The default value for the Default Character Set field is 0 (Unicode) for Japanese Language Support mode and 1 (Latin) for Standard Language Support mode.
Notice:
If you change the character set for user DBC, user-defined functions may not work without being recompiled. You must also: