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
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
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.