Effect of Changing Column Data Type on Statistics - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2024-12-13
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

If you change the data type of a column, Vantage no longer uses the statistics that reference the column. Recollecting the statistics on the modified column makes them usable again.