SIDETITLES - Basic Teradata Query

Basic Teradata Query Reference

Product
Basic Teradata Query
Release Number
16.00
Published
November 2016
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-04-25
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Purpose

Positions titles of summary lines on the left side of the data returned by a SELECT statement that included one or more WITH clauses.

Syntax



where the following is true:

withlist
A list of numbers, from 1 to 10, separated by commas, that identify the WITH clauses associated with the SIDETITLES command.

The number 1 specifies the first WITH clause, 2 specifies the second, and so on.

If 0 is specified instead of a withlist number, side titles are turned off for any part of the response that is not summarized by a WITH clause.

Usage Notes

By default, SIDETITLES is OFF for result column headings and ON for summary titles that are specified using the Teradata SQL WITH clause. Thus, a column heading appears above its column and a summary title appears to the left side of the data it describes.

.SET SIDETITLES ON overrides these defaults and positions all column headings to the left of their columns.

Typically, .SET SIDETITLES ON is used in conjunction with the FOLDLINE command. By setting the FOLDLINE command options to ON ALL and setting the SIDETITLES command option to ON, each field can be presented on its own line with its title to the left. This technique can be useful for long fields that do not fit the report in any other format.

If a WITH clause is used to subtotal the first column of a result, a summary title appearing to the left of the result is lost. The summary title can be retained by using .SET SIDETITLES OFF 1 to place it above the summary result.

If the SIDETITLES command is used without choosing ON or OFF, BTEQ sets SIDETITLES to ON for both column headings and summary titles.

The SIDETITLES setting only affects the output for Field Mode, not Record Mode, Indicator Mode, or Multipart Indicator Mode.

The SIDETITLES command can be used in a Teradata SQL macro.

Example 1 – SIDETITLES

The following example shows how the SIDETITLES command affects the output:

database workforce;
.defaults
.format on
.heading 'Sidetitles On'
.sidetitles on
.set suppress on 1
select   name
,deptno
,salary     from     employee
with     sum(salary)(title 'sum of salary')     by  deptno;
.defaults
.heading 'Sidetitles Off'
.sidetitles off
=1
.format off
.logoff
.exit

BTEQ Response

*** Query completed . 26 rows found. 3 columns returned.
                    Sidetitles On
Name  Peterson J    DeptNo  100  Salary    25,000 .00
Name  Chin M        DeptNo  100  Salary    38,000 .00
Name  Greene W      DeptNo  100  Salary    32,500 .00
Name  Moffit H      DeptNo  100  Salary    35,000 .00
                                           ----------
                           sum of salary  130,000 .00
Name  Phan A        DeptNo  300  Salary    55,000 .00
Name  Russell S     DeptNo  300  Salary    65,000 .00
Name  Leidner P     DeptNo  300  Salary    23,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  143.000.00
Name  Inglis C      DeptNo  500  Salary    34,000 .00
Name  Carter J      DeptNo  500  Salary    44,000 .00
Name  Watson L      DeptNo  500  Salary    56,000 .00
Name  Smith T       DeptNo  500  Salary    42,000 .00
Name  Omura H       DeptNo  500  Salary    40,000 .00
Name  Reed C        DeptNo  500  Salary    30,000 .00
Name  Marston A     DeptNo  500  Salary    22,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  268,000. 00
Name  Kemper R      DeptNo  600  Salary    29,000 .00
Name  Newman P      DeptNo  600  Salary    28,600 .00
Name  Aguilar J     DeptNo  600  Salary    45,000 .00
Name  Regan R       DeptNo  600  Salary    44,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  146,000 .00
Name  Smith T       DeptNo  700  Salary    45,000 .00
Name  Clements D    DeptNo  700  Salary    38,000 .00
Name  Brangle B     DeptNo  700  Salary    30,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  113,000 .00
*** Query completed. 26 rows found. 3 columns returned.   
                   Sidetitles Off
Name           DeptNo              Salary
------------   ------          ----------
Peterson J       100           25,000 .00
Chin M           100           38,000 .00
Greene W         100           32,500 .00
Moffit H         100           35,000 .00
                               ----------
                sum of salary 130,500 .00
Phan A           300           55,000 .00
Russell S        300           65,000 .00
Leidner P        300           23,000 .00
                               ----------
                sum of salary 143,000 .00
Inglis C         500           34,000 .00
Carter J         500           44,000 .00
Watson L         500           56,000 .00
Smith T          500           42,000 .00
Omura H          500           40,000 .00
Reed C           500           30,000 .00
Marston A        500           22,000 .00
                               ----------
                sum of salary 268,000 .00
Kemper R         600           29,000 .00
Newman P         600           28,600 .00
Name  Aguilar J     DeptNo  600  Salary    45,000 .00
Name  Regan R       DeptNo  600  Salary    44,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  146,000 .00
Name  Smith T       DeptNo  700  Salary    45,000 .00
Name  Clements D    DeptNo  700  Salary    38,000 .00
Name  Brangle B     DeptNo  700  Salary    30,000 .00
                                          -----------
                           sum of salary  113,000 .00

Example 2 – SIDETITLES

To display fields on separate lines, with titles printed to the left, type:

.SET FOLDLINE ON ALL
.SET SIDETITLES ON

Example 3 – SIDETITLES instigated by a macro

The Example 2 FOLDLINE and SIDETITLES commands in a Teradata SQL macro appear as:

ECHO '.SET FOLDLINE ON ALL';
ECHO '.SET SIDETITLES ON';