Rules and Restrictions for Modifying NUMBER Columns - 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
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2024-10-04
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

The following rules and restrictions apply to modifying NUMBER columns in a table. These rules and restrictions apply to modifying the precision and scale of exact NUMBER columns with modifying their rows.

  • You can increase the precision of exact NUMBER columns.
  • You can increase both the precision and scale of exact NUMBER columns as long as you increase the precision by as much as you increase the scale.
  • You can change an exact NUMBER column to an approximate NUMBER column or approximate NUMBER column with scale as long as you do not decrease the scale.
  • You can change both an exact NUMBER column and an approximate NUMBER column with scale to an approximate NUMBER column without scale.
  • You cannot decrease the precision of an exact NUMBER column unless the table is not populated with rows.
  • You cannot decrease the scale of an exact NUMBER column unless the table is not populated with rows.
  • You cannot increase the scale of a NUMBER column unless you also increase its precision by at least as much.
  • You cannot modify an approximate NUMBER column to be either an exact NUMBER column or an approximate NUMBER column with scale.
  • You cannot modify an exact NUMBER column to be an approximate NUMBER column with a decrease in scale.