CREATE INDEX Examples | Teradata Database - Example: Creating Named Indexes - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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This example demonstrates a named unique secondary index.

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ident (name, ssn) ON employee;

This definition allows the named index to be dropped by using its name:

DROP INDEX ident ON employee;