Valid DATE Formats | Data Types and Literals | Teradata Vantage - Valid DATE Formats - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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The following table describes the valid DATE formats. The components that make up a valid date format are the same components that make up a DATE string validation. See DATE Data Type.

Using a format with a four-digit year, such as YYYY-MM-DD, is recommended to avoid the Year 2000 problem. To work with two-digit year formats in strings, see the Century Break feature in Teradata Vantageā„¢ - Database Utilities, B035-1102.

  ANSIDATE INTEGERDATE User-Defined
Field Mode Display Format YYYY-MM-DD YYYY/MM/DD, or the value of the DATE element in a custom SDF As defined by format
Allowed Input Separators Any non-numeric character Any non-numeric character Any non-numeric character
Export Data Type Character Numeric Depends on DATEFORM setting
Description ANSI-specified date format. Teradata legacy date format. Custom date format for the system or a DATE column or value.
Example 1999-11-30 99/11/30 Jan 31, 2000