SET SESSION COLLATION SQL Statement | Teradata Database - SET SESSION COLLATION - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Changes the collation sequence for the current session.

You can use the HELP SESSION request to find out the collation that is currently in effect.

ANSI Compliance

This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.

Although SET SESSION COLLATION is technically a DCL statement, the system treats it as a DDL statement for transaction semantics.

Required Privileges

None.