HELP STATISTICS SQL Statement | Teradata Database - HELP STATISTICS (QCD Form) - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
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IntelliFlex
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Teradata Database
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20.00
Published
June 2025
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Displays summary or detailed attributes for the statistics that have been collected in the TableStatistics table of a specified query capture database (QCD) for a specified table.

Submit a SHOW STATISTICS request (see SHOW STATISTICS) and specify the VALUES option to report detailed attributes for the QCD statistics that have been collected for a table, hash index, or join index. You can also use SHOW STATISTICS to report SUMMARY QCD statistics for a table, join index, or hash index.

ANSI Compliance

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

Required Privileges

You must have one of the following privileges to perform the QCD form of HELP STATISTICS.
  • Any privilege on table_name.
  • Own table_name and have SELECT privilege on the TableStatistics table in QCD_name.

Use the SHOW privilege to enable a user to perform HELP or SHOW requests only against the QCD statistics collected on a specified database object.