Set the Number of BTEQ Sessions | Basic Teradata Query - Setting the Number of Sessions - Basic Teradata Query

Basic Teradata® Query Reference - 20.00
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Lake
VMware
Product
Basic Teradata Query
Release Number
20.00
Published
October 2023
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2025-04-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

BTEQ supports a maximum of 200 sessions. Specify the number of sessions in a set by entering the SESSIONS command prior to the LOGON command. The default number of sessions is 1. (For more information, see SESSIONS (SS).)

  1. At the BTEQ prompt: 
    Teradata BTEQ  <version>  for  <OS>. Enter your logon or BTEQ command.

    enter:

    .SET SESSIONS n

    where n is the number of sessions.