This user guide contains information for the Windows, UNIX/Linux, and Apple macOS versions of ODBC Driver for Teradata. Unless a paragraph or section is specifically marked as Windows only, UNIX system only, or Apple macOS only, information pertains to the drivers for all supported operating systems.
ODBC standards have been developed through the efforts of an industry consortium called the SQL-Access Group (SAG), which consists of vendors that include Teradata, Hewlett-Packard®, Ingres, Oracle®, Informix, Sybase®, Microsoft®, and Novell®. The standards established by SAG define common database access mechanisms to simplify the exchange of data between client and server.
ODBC drivers connect applications with databases. This document describes how ODBC Driver for Teradata interfaces with the database. ODBC Driver for Teradata conforms to standard ODBC 3.8 Core-Level specifications.
Using the ODBC Driver
The Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver for Teradata enables ODBC applications running on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and UNIX/Linux operating systems to communicate with the database using the open standard ODBC interface.
Why Would I Use this Content?
- ODBC configuration on various operating systems
- ODBC Driver for Teradata application development
- Network security
How Do I Use this Content?
Use this content to get an idea about prerequisites, instructions for configuring a data source and ODBC Driver for Teradata on various operating systems, information needed to use ODBC Driver for Teradata with custom and off-the-shelf. Read the Overview topics at the beginning of each section in the guide.
How Do I Get Started?
References to Other Relevant Content
- Teradata Vantage™ - Analytics Database Security Administration, B035-1100
- Teradata Vantage™ - Data Types and Literals, B035-1143
- Teradata® Tools and Utilities for Microsoft Windows Installation Guide (B035-2407)
- Teradata® Tools and Utilities for IBM AIX Installation Guide, B035-3125
- Teradata® Tools and Utilities for Apple macOS Installation Guide (B035-3129)
- Teradata® Tools and Utilities for Oracle Solaris on SPARC and AMD Opteron Systems Installation Guide (B035-3136)
- Teradata® Tools and Utilities for Linux Installation Guide (Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, OEL, RedHat, SLES, Ubuntu) (B035-3160)