RENAME FUNCTION SQL Statement (SQL Form) | Teradata Database - RENAME FUNCTION (SQL Form) - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
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Teradata Database
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20.00
Published
June 2025
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Renames either the overloaded calling function name or specific function name for an SQL function.

ANSI Compliance

This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.

Other SQL dialects support similar non-ANSI standard statements with names such as RENAME.

Required Privileges

You must have both of the following privileges to rename an SQL UDF:
  • DROP FUNCTION on the SQL UDF or its containing database.
  • CREATE FUNCTION on the database that contains the SQL UDF.