UNIQUE - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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™

No two rows in the table can have the same value in the field. The system uses a unique primary or secondary index to enforce this constraint.

This constraint can only be specified on a single column. To specify UNIQUE on multiple columns, use the UNIQUE definition clause.

You cannot specify a UNIQUE constraint for a QITS column (see QITS_column_name).

Vantage implicitly creates a unique index on any column specified as UNIQUE.

If all of the following conditions are true, then the implicitly defined index is a unique primary index.
  • No explicit primary index is specified
  • No explicit primary key is specified
  • This is the first unique constraint defined for the table

If none of the conditions listed previously is true, then the implicitly defined index is a unique secondary index.