Reducing the Number of Table Columns - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

Database Design

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
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2025-11-21
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

As the number and size of columns increases, the row size necessarily increases. A row cannot occupy more than one data block, so if a row exceeds the specified maximum data block size, the system returns an error message.