SET TIMEOUT - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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The SET TIMEOUT command allows you to set the time in minutes to delay a logoff for disconnected sessions.

Syntax

SET { TIMEOUT | TI } time_value

Syntax Elements

time_value
Amount of time to delay logoff in minutes.

Usage Notes

The SET TIMEOUT command can be used to delay logoff for disconnected sessions when working on network or database problems.

Before using the SET TIMEOUT command, you must select the host group from which the sessions are running using the SELECT HOST command. For information, see SELECT HOST.

Example: Setting the time between a session disconnection and logoff

To set a timeout delay for one hour, type:

SET TI 60
Timeout value on host 1 set to 60