Character String Format | Character-to-DATE Conversion | Teradata Vantage - Character String Format - 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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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

If the statement specifies a FORMAT phrase for the DATE, the character string must match that DATE format.

If the statement does not specify a FORMAT phrase for the DATE, the dateform of the current session determines the rules for character string DATE format, as follows:
Current Session Dateform Character String DATE Format Rule
INTEGERDATE If DATE column definition specifies FORMAT phrase, character string must match that DATE format.

If DATE column definition does not specify FORMAT phrase, character string must match 'YYYY/MM/DD' or default date format setting in specification for data formatting (SDF) file.
ANSIDATE Field mode:
  • If DATE column definition specifies FORMAT phrase, character string must match that DATE format.
  • If DATE column definition does not specify FORMAT phrase, character string must match ANSI format ('YYYY-MM-DD').

Record or indicator mode: Character string must match ANSI format ('YYYY-MM-DD').