Example: HELP COLUMN for a Distinct UDT Column - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Teradata Vantage™

The following example shows possible output for a HELP COLUMN request for a column with a distinct UDT type.

      HELP COLUMN t1.distinct_column;
Column Name distinct_column
Type UDT
Nullable N
Format ?
Max Length 4
Decimal Total Digits ?
Decimal Fractional Digits ?
Range Low ?
Range High ?
UpperCase N
Table/View? T
Indexed? N
Unique? ?
 Primary? ?
Title? ?
Column Constraint? ?
Char Type? ?
UDT Name SYSUDTLIB.distinct_type_name
 Temporal Column N
Current ValidTime Unique ?
Sequenced ValidTime Unique ?
NonSequenced ValidTime Unique ?
Current TransactionTime Unique ?
Partitioning Column N
Column Partition Number 0
Column Partition Format NA
Column Partition AC NA
Security Constraint ?
Derived_UDT ?
Derived_UDTFieldID ?
Column Dictionary Name distinct_column
Column SQL Name distinct_column
Column Name UEscape ?
Dictionary Title ?
SQL Title ?
Title UEscape ?
UDT Database Dictionary Name ?
UDT Database SQL Name ?
UDT Database Name UEscape ?
UDT Dictionary Name ?
UDT SQL Name ?
UDT Name UEscape ?
Without Overlaps Unique ?
Storage Format ?