Usage Notes - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2024-01-12
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WHEN clauses are processed sequentially.

The first WHEN clause search_condition_n that is TRUE returns the value of its associated scalar_expression_n as its result. The evaluation process then ends.

If no search_condition_n is TRUE, then scalar_expression_m, the argument of the ELSE clause, is the result.

If no ELSE clause is defined, then the default value for the result is NULL.

You can use a scalar subquery in the WHEN clause, THEN clause, and ELSE clause of a CASE expression. If you use a non-scalar subquery (a subquery that returns more than one row), a runtime error is returned.

Recommendation: Do not use the built-in functions CURRENT_DATE or CURRENT_TIMESTAMP in a CASE expression that is specified in a partitioning expression for a partitioned primary index (PPI). In this case, all rows are scanned during reconciliation.