Teradata Period-to-Character Conversion Syntax | Teradata Vantage - Teradata Period-to-Character Conversion Syntax - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
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IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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period_expression (
  [ data_attribute, [...] ]
  character_data_type
  [, { data_attribute | CHARACTER SET server_character_set } [,... ] ]
)
period_expression

The Period expression to be converted.

character_data_type

The data type to which the expression is to be converted.

data_attribute
One of the following data attributes:
  • FORMAT
  • NAMED
  • TITLE
server_character_set

The server character set to use for the conversion. If the CHARACTER SET clause is omitted, the user default server character set is used.