Finding Tables and Databases with Compressed Data Blocks - 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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2025-11-21
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

To find tables that use BLC, issue the Ferret command SHOWCOMPRESS. The command lists the names of tables with compressed BLC data blocks, whether they were compressed manually or automatically with temperature-based compression.