Parquet - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Publication Date
June 2025
Content Type
SQL Reference
Publication ID
B035-1144-200K
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CREATE FOREIGN TABLE Statement

CREATE FOREIGN TABLE ParquetTab1 (
  Location VARCHAR(2048) CHARACTER SET UNICODE CASESPECIFIC,
  GageHeight2 FLOAT,
  Flow FLOAT,
  site_no BIGINT,
  datetime VARCHAR(16) CHARACTER SET UNICODE NOT CASESPECIFIC,
  Precipitation FLOAT,
  GageHeight FLOAT
)
USING (LOCATION ('/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/PARQUETDATA/'));

SHOW TABLE Statement

SHOW TABLE ParquetTab1;
CREATE MULTISET FOREIGN TABLE ParquetTab1 ,FALLBACK ,
     MAP = TD_MAP1
     (
      Location VARCHAR(2048) CHARACTER SET UNICODE CASESPECIFIC,
      GageHeight2 FLOAT,
      Flow FLOAT,
      site_no BIGINT,
      datetime VARCHAR(16) CHARACTER SET UNICODE NOT CASESPECIFIC,
      Precipitation FLOAT,
      GageHeight FLOAT)
USING
(
      LOCATION  ('/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/PARQUETDATA/')
      MANIFEST  ('FALSE')
      PATHPATTERN  ('$var1/$var2/$var3/$var4/$var5')
      STOREDAS  ('PARQUET')
)
NO PRIMARY INDEX
PARTITION BY COLUMN ADD 65525;