Example: HELP TABLE with a JSON Auto Column - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
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IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Here is the table definition of MyTable for this example, where the JSON column c is defined with the AUTO COLUMN option.

CREATE TABLE TEST.MyTable (
 a INTEGER,
 b JSON(16776192) INLINE LENGTH 4096 CHARACTER SET LATIN,
 c JSON(16776192) INLINE LENGTH 4096 CHARACTER SET LATIN AUTO COLUMN)
PRIMARY INDEX ( a );

This statement displays information for the table MyTable.

HELP TABLE MyTable;

Below is the abbreviated HELP TABLE output for selected attributes of column c.

Column Name c
Type JN
Nullable Y
Format X(64000)
Max Length 16,776,192
Table/View? T
Inline Length 4,096
Auto Column Y