SET TIMEOUT - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Database Utilities

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

Purpose

The SET TIMEOUT command allows you to set the time in minutes to delay a logoff for disconnected sessions.

Syntax

SET { TIMEOUT | TI } time_value
time_value
Amount of time to delay logoff in minutes.

Usage Notes

The SET TIMEOUT command can be used to delay logoff for disconnected sessions when working on network or database problems.

Before using the SET TIMEOUT command, you must select the host group from which the sessions are running using the SELECT HOST command. For information, see SELECT HOST.

Example: Setting the time between a session disconnection and logoff

To set a timeout delay for one hour, type:

SET TI 60
Timeout value on host 1 set to 60