Specifying the Default Server Character Set - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

Lake - Database Reference

Deployment
VantageCloud
Edition
Lake
Product
Teradata VantageCloud Lake
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Published
February 2025
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2025-11-21
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You can specify the default server character set:

  • For a user, using the DEFAULT CHARACTER SET options in a CREATE USER or MODIFY USER statement.
  • For the data stored in a specific table column, using the CHARACTER SET option in a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement.

If no CHARACTER SET option is used for a CHARACTER column being defined in a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement, the character set for the column is determined by the user default, if specified, or by the system default (LATIN in VantageCloud Lake).