Pack Function Example | Teradata Vantage - Example: Default Options - Analytics Database

Database Analytic Functions

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2024-04-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

This example specifies the default options for Delimiter and IncludeColumnName.

Pack with Default Options SQL Call

SELECT * FROM Pack (
  ON ville_temperature
  USING
  Delimiter (',')
  OutputColumn ('packed_data')
  IncludeColumnName ('true')
  TargetColumns ('[1:4]')
  Accumulate ('sn')
) AS dt ORDER BY 2;

Pack with Default Options Output

The columns specified by TargetColumns are packed in the column packed_data. Virtual columns are separated by commas, and each virtual column value is labeled with its column name. The input column sn, which was not specified by TargetColumns, is unchanged in the output table.

packed_data sn
city:Nashville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 00:00:00,temp_f:35.1 1
city:Nashville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 01:00:00,temp_f:36.2 2
city:Nashville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 02:00:00,temp_f:34.5 3
city:Nashville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 03:00:00,temp_f:33.6 4
city:Nashville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 04:00:00,temp_f:33.1 5
city:Knoxville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 03:00:00,temp_f:33.2 6
city:Knoxville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 04:00:00,temp_f:32.8 7
city:Knoxville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 05:00:00,temp_f:32.4 8
city:Knoxville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 06:00:00,temp_f:32.2 9
city:Knoxville,state:Tennessee,period:2022-01-01 07:00:00,temp_f:32.4 10