CREATE/REPLACE CAST SQL Statement | Teradata Database - CREATE CAST and REPLACE CAST - 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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Creates or replaces a cast operation for a UDT.

ANSI Compliance

CREATE CAST is ANSI SQL:2011-compliant with extensions.

REPLACE CAST is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.

Required Privileges

You must have either the UDTTYPE or UDTMETHOD privilege on the SYSUDTLIB database to create or replace a cast.

If you specify a cast_function, then you must also have the EXECUTE FUNCTION privilege on the UDF, and it must be contained within the SYSUDTLIB database.

Privileges Granted Automatically

None.