Global Temporary/Volatile Table Preservation Clause | CREATE TABLE | Vantage - Deleting or Preserving Global Temporary and Volatile Table Contents - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

This clause instructs the database whether to delete or preserve the contents of a global temporary or volatile table when a transaction completes.

DELETE is the default.

This option is valid for global temporary and volatile tables only.

Also see Global Temporary Tables and Volatile Tables.