Example: Using FORMAT to Change the Format of Returned Data - 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™

Reconfigure the format of data returned:

SELECT empno (FORMAT '99-999'), name, deptno
FROM employee;

The system returns:

EmpNo       Name             DeptNo
------      ----------       ------
10-021      Smith T             700
10-007      Aguilar J           600
10-018      Russell S           300
10-011      Chin M              100