Completion Message

The Teradata FastLoad completion message is:

Now set to read “UNFORMATTED” records.

SET SESSION CHARSET

Purpose

The SET SESSION CHARSET command specifies which character set is in effect during a specific Teradata FastLoad invocation.

Note: The SET SESSION CHARSET command applies only to network‑attached systems. For mainframe‑attached systems, see “Invoking Teradata FastLoad” on page 33 for a description of the CHARSET parameter.

Syntax

where:

Syntax Element	Description
ASCII	ASCII character set.
KANJIEUC_0U	Kanji Extended UNIX Code character set.
KANJISJIS_0S	Combined JIS‑x0208 and JIS‑x0201 character set developed by Microsoft.

Usage Notes

Table 50 describes the things to consider when using the SET SESSION CHARSET command.

Table 50: Usage Notes for SET SESSION CHARSET
Topic	Usage Notes
Command Placement	The SET SESSION CHARSET command must appear before the LOGON command in the Teradata FastLoad job script.
Double Quote Characters in Character Set Name Specifications	The names of the character sets must be enclosed in double quote characters.
Priority of Character Set Specifications	The order in which the character set is determined for a Teradata FastLoad job is: 1 User specified by a: Runtime parameter (This specification has the highest priority on all supported platforms.) SET SESSION CHARSET command on network‑attached systems CHARSET parameter in the Teradata FastLoad configuration file 2 System Parameter Block (SPB) specified by the: HSHSPB on mainframe‑attached systems clispb.dat file on network‑attached systems. 3 Teradata Database default, determined by a query from Teradata FastLoad.

SHOW

Purpose

The SHOW command displays active definitions for the input data source or INMOD routine and the field names that were established by one or more DEFINE commands.

Syntax

Usage Notes

The SHOW command displays:

Field names

Data type (integer or character) of each field

Internal length of each field

Offset of each field within the input record

Input data source or INMOD routine names

If a DEFINE command has not been entered, the result is blank and Teradata FastLoad responds with this message:

TOTAL RECORD LENGTH = 0

Note: The SHOW command is processed by Teradata FastLoad. It is not transmitted to the Teradata Database.

Example

When the following DEFINE command is active:

DEFINE EmpNo (smallint),

Name (varchar(12)),

DeptNo (decimal (3,0)),

JobTitle (varchar(12)),

Salary (decimal(8,2)),

YrsExp (byteint),

DOB (date),

Sex (char(1)),

Race (char(1)),

MStat (char(1)),

EdLev (byteint),

HCap (byteint)

FILE=EmpData ;

The Teradata FastLoad response to the SHOW command is:

FILE = EmpData

EMPNO        OFFSET=   0   LEN =  2   SMALLINT

NAME         OFFSET =  2   LEN =  12  VARCHAR

DEPTNO       OFFSET=  16   LEN =  2   DECIMAL

JOBTITLE     OFFSET=  18   LEN =  12  VARCHAR

SALARY       OFFSET=  32   LEN =  4   DECIMAL

YRSEXP       OFFSET=  36   LEN =  1   BYTEINT

DOB          OFFSET=  37   LEN =  4   DATE

SEX          OFFSET=  41   LEN =  1   CHAR

RACE         OFFSET=  42   LEN =  1   CHAR

MSTAT        OFFSET=  43   LEN =  1   CHAR

EDLEV        OFFSET=  44   LEN =  1   BYTEINT

HCAP         OFFSET=  45   LEN =  1   BYTEINT

TOTAL RECORD LENGTH=  46

SHOW VERSIONS

Purpose

The SHOW VERSIONS command displays the current level of all Teradata FastLoad utility software modules.

Syntax

Usage Notes

Use the SHOW VERSIONS command to retrieve the version information when reporting software problems.

Example

The following command example displays the current versions of software modules in use:

.SHOW VERSION;

    FastLoad Version 15.00.00.00 for Win 32 running Windows Sockets

    FastLoad  : 15.00.00.02

    FastCmds  : 15.00.00.04

    FastIO    : 15.00.00.00

    FastMBCS  : 14.10.00.00

    FastNtfy  : 15.00.00.00

    FastPars  : 15.00.00.03

    FastSQL   : 15.00.00.03

    FastUtil  : 15.00.00.04

    Fdlosdep  : 13.01.00.00

    Teradata Data Connector  : 15.00.00.00

    PMPROCS   : 15.00.00.09

    PMRWFMT   : 15.00.00.00

    PMTRCE    : 13.10.00.02

    PMMM      : 13.00.00.01

    PMUDDI    : 15.00.00.02

    DCUDDI    : 15.00.00.09

    PMHEXDMP  : 14.10.00.00

    PMUNXDSK  : 15.00.00.05

    ICUVER    : TDICU, 15.00.00.00

    CLIV2     : 15.00.00.05

    MTDP      : 15.00.00.04

    MOSIos    : 14.10.00.09

    MOSIDEP   : 14.10.00.06

    OSENCRYPT : N/A

    OSERR     : 14.00.00.00

    FastLoad linking date: Dec 23 2013

SLEEP

Purpose

The SLEEP command specifies the number of minutes that Teradata FastLoad pauses before retrying a logon operation when the maximum number of load operations is already running on the Teradata Database.

Syntax

where:

Syntax Element

Description

minutes

Number of minutes that Teradata FastLoad pauses before retrying the logon operation.

The minutes specification must be greater than zero. If zero is entered, Teradata FastLoad responds with an error message, and terminates.

The Teradata FastLoad default, if the SLEEP command is not used, the number of minutes is 6.

Usage Notes

Table 51 describes the things to consider when using the SLEEP command.

Table 51: Usage Notes for SLEEP
Topic	Usage Notes
Function	The SLEEP specification works with the TENACITY specification to control Teradata FastLoad logon attempts. When Teradata FastLoad tries to log on for a new session, and the Teradata Database indicates that the maximum number of load sessions is already running, the Teradata FastLoad utility: 1 Logs off any new sessions that were logged on 2 Waits for 6 minutes, by default, or for the amount of time specified by the SLEEP command However, if the amount of time specified by the SLEEP command exceeds that of the TENACITY command, then the sleep interval is reset and equated to the amount of time specified by the TENACITY command. For example, if the time specified with the SLEEP command is 65 minutes and the time specified with TENACITY command is 1 hour, then the SLEEP time is reset to 60 minutes so that the SLEEP time does not exceed the TENACITY time. 3 Tries again to log on to the Teradata Database Teradata FastLoad repeats this process until it has either logged on for the required number of sessions or equates the amount of time specified by the TENACITY command. Note: The sleep interval specified in the SLEEP command is dynamically adjusted so that the total sleep times does not exceed the amount of time specified by the TENACITY command. For example, if the time specified with the SLEEP command is 35 minutes and the time specified with the TENACTY command is 1 hour, then: FastLoad sleeps for 35 minutes and then attempts to log on to the Teradata Database. If the first logon attempt fails, then the SLEEP time is adjusted to 25 minutes so that the total SLEEP time does not exceed the TENACITY time.
Command Placement	Command placement affects the logon operation. State the SLEEP and TENACITY commands before the LOGON command in the Teradata FastLoad job script. Teradata FastLoad terminates with an error message if these commands are stated after the LOGON command.
Command Overrides	The SLEEP and TENACITY command specifications override the corresponding SLEEP and TENACITY specifications that may be made in the Teradata FastLoad configuration file. Similarly, the SLEEP and TENACITY command specifications themselves are overridden by the corresponding specifications made as runtime parameters when invoking Teradata FastLoad. The order of preferences for the SLEEP and TENACITY specifications, from highest to lowest, is: 1 Runtime parameters 2 Teradata FastLoad script commands 3 Teradata FastLoad configuration file specifications 4 Teradata FastLoad default values

TENACITY

Purpose

The TENACITY command specifies the number of hours that Teradata FastLoad continues trying to log on when the maximum number of load operations is already running on the Teradata Database.

Syntax

where:

Syntax Element

Description

hours

Number of hours that Teradata FastLoad continues trying to log on.

The hours specification must be greater than zero. If zero is entered, Teradata FastLoad responds with an error message and terminates.

Usage Notes

Table 52 describes the things to consider when using the TENACITY command.

Table 52: Usage Notes for TENACITY
Topic	Usage Notes
Function	The TENACITY specification works with the SLEEP specification to control Teradata FastLoad logon attempts. When Teradata FastLoad tries to log on for a new session, and the Teradata Database indicates that the maximum number of load sessions is already running, Teradata FastLoad: 1 Logs off any new sessions that were logged on 2 Waits for 6 minutes, by default, or for the amount of time specified by the SLEEP command 3 Tries again to log on to the Teradata Database Teradata FastLoad repeats this process until it has either logged on for the required number of sessions or exceeded the amount of time specified by the TENACITY command. For more information on how the TENACITY command interacts with the SLEEP command, please see Table 51 on page 164. Note: The utility default for TENACITY is no tenacity. A Teradata FastLoad configuration file entry, the runtime parameter, or a TENACITY command must be used in the Teradata FastLoad job script to enable the tenacity feature for the Teradata FastLoad logon operation.
Command Placement	Command placement affects the logon operation. State the TENACITY and SLEEP commands before the LOGON command in the Teradata FastLoad job script. Teradata FastLoad terminates with an error message if the Teradata FastLoad job script states the TENACITY or SLEEP command after the LOGON command.
Command Overrides	The TENACITY and SLEEP command specifications override the corresponding TENACITY and SLEEP specifications that may be made in the Teradata FastLoad configuration file. Similarly, the TENACITY and SLEEP command specifications themselves are overridden by the corresponding specifications made as runtime parameters when invoking Teradata FastLoad. The order of preferences for the TENACITY and SLEEP specifications, from highest to lowest, is: 1 Runtime parameters 2 Teradata FastLoad script commands 3 Teradata FastLoad configuration file specifications 4 Teradata FastLoad default values

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