Database Profiles | SQL Fundamentals | VantageCloud Lake - Profiles - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

Lake - Working with SQL
Deployment
VantageCloud
Edition
Lake
Product
Teradata VantageCloud Lake
Release Number
Published
February 2025
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2025-11-21
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Profiles define values for the following system parameters:
  • Default database
  • Spool space
  • Temporary space
  • Default account and alternate accounts
  • Password security attributes
  • Optimizer cost profile
    Optimizer cost profiles are not intended for use on production systems. The Cost Profile parameter is for use only under the direction of Teradata Support personnel.

    For more details, see Cost-Based Optimization

  • Query band

An administrator can define a profile and assign the profile to a group of users who share the same settings.