Example: Using DBCInfoV - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Data Dictionary

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-10-15
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

This SELECT statement retrieves the version and release of the current Advanced SQL Engine software.

SELECT infokey (format ‘x(30)’),
      infodata (format ‘x(20)’)
  FROM DBC.DBCInfoV
  ORDER BY infokey;

Result:

InfoKey                        InfoData
---------------------          --------------------
LANGUAGE SUPPORT MODE          Japanese
RELEASE                        14.10j.00.00
VERSION                        14.10j.00.00   

For the language support mode, InfoData is either Standard or Japanese.

The values for Version and Release are broken down into 4 parts:
  • Major release
  • Minor release
  • Maintenance release
  • E-fix release

For example, 14.10.02.03 represents the following:

Value Description
14 Major release number
10 Minor release number
02 Maintenance release number
03 E-fix or patch release number