Example: Using FORMAT to Override Default Format - 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™

Another example of overriding the column default and formatting the output:

SELECT salary (FORMAT '$$$,$$9.99')
FROM employee
WHERE empno = 10019 ;

The system returns:

    Salary
    ------
$28,600.00