Constant Mode Table Function Phases | External Routine Programming | Vantage - Phases of a Constant Mode Table Function - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL External Routine Programming

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-03-30
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Vantage invokes a constant mode table function repeatedly, allowing the function to pass through different phases, performing initialization, connecting to external objects, building output rows, closing open connections, and cleaning up. The function uses the FNC_GetPhase library function to determine the phase in which it was called and what action to take.

Here are the phases that the function passes through:



See Implementation Guidelines.