You can use the DBS Control utility to set field 23, the Export Width Table ID field, to define the default export width definition the system uses when returning a result set to a client.
| Export Width Table ID | DBSControl Setting | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Expected Defaults (default setting) | 0 | Provides reasonable default widths for the character data type and client form of use. |
| Compatibility Default | 1 | Enables Unicode data to be processed by applications that written to process Latin or KANJI1 data. |
| Maximum Default | 2 | Provides maximum default width of the character data type and client form of use. |
Also see the next topic, Export Width Rules, and “Export Width Table ID” in Teradata Vantage™ - Database Utilities, B035-1102.