This statement is only supported on the Block File System on the primary cluster. It is not available for the Object File System.
Places a flag in a journal table that can be used to coordinate transaction recovery.
ANSI Compliance
CHECKPOINT is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.
Required Privileges
To checkpoint a journal table, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Have CHECKPOINT privilege on the journal table.
- Have CHECKPOINT privilege on the database containing the journal table.
- Be an owner of the database containing the journal table.
- Be an immediate or indirect owner of the journal table.