HELP COLUMN Syntax Elements - 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
- ft:locale
- en-US
- ft:lastEdition
- 2025-11-22
- dita:mapPath
- jco1628111346878.ditamap
- dita:ditavalPath
- qkf1628213546010.ditaval
- dita:id
- mdr1472255012272
- lifecycle
- latest
- Product Category
- Teradata Vantage™
- column_name
- Name of the column for which to display attributes.
- *
- Attribute information for all the columns in the named table, join index, or hash index is requested.
- expression
- An expression, either based on a column or not, for which the data type is requested.
- column_name
- database_name
- user_name
- Containing database or user for table_name, error_table_name, data_table_name, hash_index_name, or join_index_name if different from the current database or user.
- data_table_name
- Name of the data table to which the error table is attached.
- error_table_name
- Name of the error table.
- table_name
- Name of the table for which attribute information is requested. You cannot request help for a journal table.
- join_index_name
- Name of the join index for which attribute information is requested.
- hash_index_name
- Name of the hash index for which attribute information is requested.