The Teradata PT consumer operators in this section read data from the data stream and write it to an external target.
The Teradata PT job script invokes a consumer operator using an APPLY statement. For more information on using SELECT to specify a producer operator, see Coding the APPLY Statement and the section on APPLY in Teradata® Parallel Transporter Reference, B035-2436.
The following table briefly describes and compares the function of each Teradata PT operator that can be used as a consumer when moving data from a database to an external data target:
Operator | Description |
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Operators that Write Data to a non-Database Target | |
DataConnector Operator | Writes data to flat files and functions similarly to the DataConnector standalone utility. Features:
Limitations:
For more information, see Teradata® Parallel Transporter Reference, B035-2436. |
Operators that Pre-process Data before Writing to a non-Database Target | |
FastExport OUTMOD Adapter Operator | Uses a FastExport OUTMOD routine to pre-process data before writing it to the data target. For more information, see Teradata® Parallel Transporter Reference, B035-2436. |