Supported Source & Target Data Types | Data Types & Literals | Teradata Vantage - Supported Source and Target Data Types - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Vantage supports byte data type conversions according to the following table.

Source Data Type Target Data Type Allowable Conversions
BYTE
  • BYTE
  • VARBYTE
  • BLOB
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST and Teradata conversion syntax
VARBYTE
BLOB
BYTE UDT
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST
VARBYTE
BLOB
UDT
  • BYTE
  • VARBYTE
  • BLOB
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST and Teradata conversion syntax

Data type conversions involving UDTs require appropriate cast definitions for the UDTs. To define a cast for a UDT, use the CREATE CAST statement. For more information on CREATE CAST, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.