HELP TYPE Examples | Teradata Vantage - Example: HELP TYPE with No Options Specified - 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
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

The following example shows the standard report returned by HELP TYPE when you do not specify any options.

     HELP TYPE euro;

Result:

                    Name euro
            Internal Type UD
            External Type D
               Max Length         8
     Decimal Total Digits     ?
Decimal Fractional Digits     ?
             Contains LOB N
                 Ordering F
        Ordering Category M
         Ordering Routine SYSUDTLIB.euro_to_decimal
                     Cast Y
                Transform Y
                   Method Y
                Char Type  1
              Array (Y/N) N
               Dimensions             ?
             Element Type ?
                 UDT Name ?
              Array Scope ?