Example: Simple REPLACE RECURSIVE VIEW - 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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2025-11-22
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Teradata Vantage™

The following example replaces the existing definition for the recursive view named rec with the specified SQL code:

    REPLACE RECURSIVE VIEW rec(p, mycount) AS (
      SELECT n, 0 AS mycount
      FROM t
      WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
      SELECT rec.p, rec.mycount + 1
      FROM t, rec
      WHERE rec.p = t.n
      AND   rec.mycount <= 20