ALTER METHOD SQL Statement | Teradata Database - ALTER METHOD - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Publication Date
June 2025
Content Type
SQL Reference
Publication ID
B035-1144-200K
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Performs either or both of the following functions.
  • Controls whether an existing method can run in protected mode as a separate process or in non-protected mode as part of the database.
  • Recompiles or relinks the method and redistributes it.

ANSI Compliance

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

Required Privileges

To alter a method definition, you must have the UDTMETHOD privilege on the database SYSUDTLIB.

There are no privileges granted automatically.