Using the COMMENT Statement | Teradata Vantage - Typical Use for COMMENT - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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The COMMENT statement is typically used in conjunction with a CREATE statement such as CREATE TABLE, CREATE METHOD, or CREATE TYPE to describe the:
  • Newly created database object.
  • Definition for a method (UDM) or user-defined data type (UDT).

Note that you cannot place comments on indexes, so you cannot use this statement to place comment strings on hash, join, or secondary indexes.