Teradata ODBC Driver Options - ODBC Driver for Teradata

ODBC Driver for Teradata® User Guide

Product
ODBC Driver for Teradata
Release Number
17.10
Published
October 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-11-02
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Teradata Tools and Utilities
Click the Options button in the ODBC Driver Setup for Teradata Database dialog box for the Driver Options dialog box to appear. Use this dialog box to configure additional options and formats. Teradata ODBC Driver Options are listed in the table below.
DriverOptions
Field, Check Box, or Button Description
Use Column Names Default = Selected

Determines whether ODBC Driver for Teradata returns column names or column titles.

See the “DontUseTitles=[Yes|No]” option in Teradata DSN Options.

Use X Views Default = Cleared

Determines whether the X View is used.

See the “UseXViews=[Yes|No]” option in Teradata DSN Options.

No HELP DATABASE Default = Cleared

Determines whether the Help Database is used.

See the “DontUseHelpDatabase=[Yes|No]” option in Teradata DSN Options.

Ignore Search Patterns Default = Cleared

Determines whether search pattern characters _ and % are used in search patterns or are passed as regular characters.

See the “IgnoreODBCSearchPattern=[Yes|No]” option in Teradata DSN Options.

Disable Parsing Default = Cleared
Disables or enables parsing of SQL statements by ODBC Driver for Teradata. When parsing is enabled, the driver parses SQL statements and transforms ODBC escape sequences into SQL.
  • When selected, ODBC Driver for Teradata does not parse SQL statements.
  • When cleared, SQL statements are parsed.

See the “NoScan=[Yes|No]” option in Teradata DSN Options.

Use Regional Settings for Decimal Symbol Default = Selected

(Windows) Allows the application to decide which symbol is used as a decimal separator while retrieving decimal data.

When selected, ODBC Driver for Teradata uses regional settings to determine the decimal symbol.

If cleared, ODBC Driver for Teradata uses a “.” character as the decimal symbol and ignores the regional settings.

Return Output Parameters as ResultSet Default = Cleared

Determines how stored procedure output parameters are retrieved by ODBC Driver for Teradata

When selected, the values of INOUT and OUT parameters are returned as a result set. The values can be retrieved by calling SQLFetch and SQLGetData, or SQLBindCol followed by SQLFetch. The result set containing the output parameters is the first returned by the database, preceding any generated by a stored procedure.

When cleared, the values of INOUT and OUT parameters are directly updated after the procedure call. All parameter markers must therefore be bound to variables before the call.

See the OutputAsResultSet=[Yes|No] description for this option in Teradata DSN Options.

Enable Data Encryption Default = Cleared

When selected, ODBC Driver for Teradata and the database communicate with each other in an encrypted manner.

When cleared, data encryption is disabled.

Enable Extended Statement Information Default = Selected

Determines whether extended statement information is to be used by ODBC Driver for Teradata, provided that it is available from the database. Teradata Database versions from V2R6.2 and up support extended statement information, including metadata for parameters used in SQL requests and columns in result sets.

When selected, ODBC Driver for Teradata requests and uses extended statement information from the database if supported. If extended statement information is available, then the ODBC API function SQLDescribeParam is supported and SQLGetFunctions returns SQL_TRUE (supported) for SQL_API_SQLDESCRIBEPARAM.

When cleared, ODBC Driver for Teradata does not request or use extended statement information from the database, even if supported. If extended statement information is unavailable, SQLDescribeParam is not supported and SQLGetFunctions returns SQL_FALSE (not supported) for SQL_API_SQLDESCRIBEPARAM.

Session Mode Specifies the mode (Teradata or ANSI) for sessions on the database. The selected mode applies for the duration of the session.

The default value is determined by the database based on the option used in the CREATE or MODIFY USER statement.

DateTime Format Assigns the ANSI formats for DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP.

The default setting is AAA. IAA is optional. Because the Integer data type has been deprecated for the TIME format, it is not recommended. For information, see "Integer Time" in Deprecated Features for ODBC Driver for Teradata 16.20 and Later Versions.

See the “DateTimeFormat=[A|I]AA” option in Teradata DSN Options.

Return Generated Keys Default = No

Determines the result from requests that insert into identity columns (INSERT, INSERT ... SELECT, UPSERT, MERGE-INTO). These requests can optionally return a result set containing identity column values (also known as auto-generated keys) for the inserted rows.

Auto-generated key retrieval is not supported in Teradata Database versions prior to V2R6.2. The setting of Return Generated Keys has no effect when using a pre-V2R6.2 database server.

Valid values are No, Identity Column, and Whole Row:
  • No = Auto-generated key retrieval is disabled (default)
  • Identity Column = Retrieve identity column only
  • Whole Row = Retrieve entire rows

When set to Identity Column or Whole Row, a request that inserts into tables containing identity columns returns two results: a row count with the number of inserted rows and a result set containing either the auto-generated keys as a single column or the complete rows inserted. The insert request becomes similar to a macro that first inserts and then selects the identity column or all columns of the rows just inserted.

When set to No, the behavior of requests that insert into identity columns is not changed.

UPT Mode Default = NOTSET

Enables Unicode Pass Through Mode for the ODBC Application.

The default value is NOTSET, which means that the UPT Mode set by the database is used. ODBC Driver for Teradata does not send anything to the database when this option is set.

  • UPTON: ODBC Driver for Teradata sends “SET SESSION CHARACTER SET UNICODE PASS THROUGH ON” to the database while connecting, thereby enabling UPT MODE for that session.
  • UPTOFF: ODBC Driver for Teradata sends “SET SESSION CHARACTER SET UNICODE PASS THROUGH OFF” to the database while connecting, thereby disabling UPT MODE for that session.

See the "UPTMode=[NotSet|UPTOn|UPTOff]" option in Teradata DSN Options.

UDF Upload
Enable Client Side UDF Source Default=Cleared.

When cleared, ODBC Driver for Teradata will not support UDF source file uploads.

See the "EnableUDFUpload=[Yes|No] option in Teradata DSN Options.

UDF Upload Path Fully qualified path where source files will be found. If defined, the driver looks at this location for files the database requests, unless the database gives a fully qualified path as part of the file name.

No relative paths using “..” are allowed in this value.

The default value displayed in the field (Please enter the UDF folder path) MUST be changed to the value you wish to use (either a valid path or empty). Delete the default value to leave the field empty.

When selected:
  • The path you specify in UDF Root Directory will be prepended to all file names specified with an EXTERNAL NAME clause of a CREATE FUNCTION or REPLACE function.
  • To use fully qualified file names in EXTERNAL NAME clauses, leave this field empty.

See "UDFUploadPath=<path>" option in Teradata DSN Options.

RNP Redrive
Enable Redrive Default ="Default".

Specifies whether requests on the session participate in Redrive, or not, or use the database-side default value.

Reconnect Count Default = 20.

Defines the maximum number of times the driver should attempt to reconnect to the database (0-99).

Reconnect Interval (seconds) Default = 30.

Defines the number of seconds (1-300) between reconnect attempts.

Teradata Import/Export Protocol Type
Type Default = "Default"

This option specifies whether ODBC Driver for Teradata uses the FastExport protocol to improve the performance of SELECT queries that meet certain criteria.

Valid values:
  • Default: ODBC Driver for Teradata does not use FastExport for any queries, and only runs queries using the standard protocol.
  • FastExport: When connected to a database that supports FastExport, ODBC Driver for Teradata uses it to run queries that meet the FastExport criteria. For all other queries, ODBC Driver for Teradata falls back to using the standard protocol.
Sessions There is no default.

The number of FastExport data connections that ODBC Driver for Teradata opens, to enable performance improvements for SELECT queries that meet the criteria of the FastExport protocol. The number of AMPs (Access Module Processors) that are available for your database determines the maximum number of FastExport data connections that can be opened.

If you set this property to a number that is greater than the number of AMPs, ODBC Driver for Teradata only opens a number of connections equal to the number of AMPs.
It is not recommended that you set this property. When this property is not set, the number of FastExport connections is determined automatically based on the database settings.
WebSocket
SSL Mode Default="Prefer"

This option specifies which TLS mode ODBC Driver for Teradata operates in.

Valid values:

- Allow:

Driver prioritizes connecting with TDMST port.

If that connection fails, then the driver falls back to connect with HTTPS port.

Disable:

Driver only connects on TDMST port.

- Prefer:

Driver prioritizes connecting with HTTPS port.

If that connection fails, then the driver falls back to connect with TDMST port.

- Require:

Driver only connects on the HTTPS port.

- Verify-CA:

Same as “Require” mode with additional verification of the server Certificate Authority (CA) certificate against the configured CA certificates.

- Verify-Full:

Same as “Verify-CA” mode with additional host name identity validation.

SSL Protocol This option specifies the minimum version of TLS that the driver allows for connection.

Currently only TLSv1.2 is supported.

SSL CA Path This option specifies the full path of the directory containing the root certificates for trusted CAs.

If SSL Mode is not set to Verify-CA or Verify-Full, SSL CA File Name or SSL CA Path will be ignored.

SSL CA File Name This option specifies the full path and name of a .pem file containing one or more certificates for trusted Root and Intermediate CAs.

Default=Default of the operating environment.

If SSL Mode is not set to Verify-CA or Verify-Full, SSL CA File Name or SSL CA Path will be ignored.

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Advanced

Click to bring up the Teradata ODBC Driver Advanced Optionsdialog box. The dialog box contains further setting options available; however, it is strongly recommended NOT to change these settings.