TruncRoundReturnTimestamp - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Database Utilities

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-06-15
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B035-1102
lifecycle
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Purpose

Determines whether the TRUNC and ROUND system functions return a TIMESTAMP or DATE value when passed a TIMESTAMP value.

Field Group

General

Valid Settings

Setting Description
TRUE TRUNC and ROUND return a TIMESTAMP data type value when passed a TIMESTAMP value.
FALSE TRUNC and ROUND return a DATE data type value when passed a TIMESTAMP value.

Default

FALSE

Changes Take Effect

After the next Teradata Database restart.

Usage Notes

The default behavior of returning a DATE value when passed a TIMESTAMP value is for compatibility with Teradata Database releases prior to 16.10.

Related Topics

For more information on the TRUNC and ROUND system functions, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates, B035-1145.