USER Function | Teradata Vantage - USER - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Provides the session user name.

IF the session logon is … THEN …
not directory-based the result value is the session user name.
directory-based If the session maps to a permanent table, the result value is the name of the permanent user.

If the session does not map to a permanent user, the result value is the authcid of the external user.