Example: Character Partitioning Defined Using RANGE_N Functions - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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This example creates a partitioned primary index based on character data specified for a RANGE_N function. Notice that no EACH clause is specified for the RANGE_N partitioning expression in level 1 of the multilevel partitioning.

     CREATE TABLE t1(
       i INTEGER,
       j CHARACTER(4),
       k INTEGER)
     PRIMARY INDEX(i)
     PARTITION BY (RANGE_N(j BETWEEN 'aaaa','cccc','eeee', 
                  'gggg','iiii','kkkk',
                  'mmmm','oooo','qqqq',
                  'ssss' 
                             AND     'tttt',
          NO RANGE),
                   RANGE_N(k BETWEEN 1 
                             AND    10 
                             EACH    1));