HELP COLUMN Syntax | Teradata Vantage - HELP COLUMN Syntax - 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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en-US
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Column or Column List from Table

HELP COLUMN column_name [,...] FROM source [,...] [;]

All Columns from Table

HELP COLUMN * FROM source [,...] [;]

Table Columns

HELP COLUMN column_spec [,...] [;]

All Columns in Tables or Indexes

HELP COLUMN column_spec [,...] [;]

Column Expression

HELP COLUMN expression [,...] [;]

Column Expression from Table or Index

HELP COLUMN column_spec [,...] [;]

Column from Error Table for Data Table

HELP COLUMN column_name FROM ERROR TABLE FOR [ database_name. | user_name. ] data_table_name [;]

Column from Error Table

HELP COLUMN column_name FROM [ database_name. | user_name. ] error_table_name [;]
source
[ database_name. | user_name. ]
  { table_name | join_index_name | hash_index_name }
column_spec
source.column_name