Changing or Overriding the DATE Format Settings - 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
Publication Date
June 2022
Content Type
Data Types
SQL Reference
Publication ID
B035-1143-172K
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Teradata Vantageā„¢

You can change or override the DATE format settings in any of the following ways:

  • Change the DateForm at the system level
  • Set the DateForm at the user or session level
  • Change the system default date format in the SDF
  • Specify a format in a FORMAT phrase

Each of these methods involves consequences that are explained in the following topics and summarized in Hierarchy of Date Formats.