Explanation of Example - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

International Character Set Support

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
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Field Attributes Description
CharSetName (TranslateName) VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL A name that uniquely identifies a character set.

Character set names should start with an unaccented uppercase Roman letter and consist of only unaccented uppercase Roman letters, digits, underscore, dollar sign, or number sign.

CharSetID (TranslateID) BYTEINT NOT NULL A number that uniquely identifies the character set for which these translation codes are being inserted.

Each character set ID must be in the range 65–126.

InstallFlag (Install) CHAR(1) NOT NULL A value of either Y or N, where:
  • Y= Enables the translation codes for the CharSetName at the next restart of the database.
  • N=The translation codes for the CharSetName are disabled.

A maximum of 16 character sets can be enabled at one time.

E2I (TranslateIn) BYTE(256) NOT NULL The external (host)-to-internal (Database Engine 20) codes for each character in the set.
E2IUp (TranslateInUp) BYTE(256) NOT NULL The external-to-internal uppercase codes for each character in the set.
I2E (TranslateOut) BYTE(256) NOT NULL The internal (Database Engine 20)-to-external (client) codes for each character in the set.
I2EUp (TranslateOutUp) BYTE(256) NOT NULL The internal-to-external uppercase codes for each character in the set.