Macros can be a very effective method of performing tactical queries. The pros and cons of using macros to perform tactical queries in various applications and application workloads are described in detail elsewhere:
- See Teradata Vantage™ - Database Design, B035-1094 for further information about using macros to perform tactical queries.
- See Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Manipulation Language, B035-1146, for a comparison of the relative efficiencies of macros and stored procedures for performing tactical queries.