ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN (column_name) Examples - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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Example: Adding a Two-Column Partition to a Table

This example uses a table definition with more columns than the version of orders used in Example: Adding a Single-Column Partition to a Table. The system default is AUTO COMPRESS. The ALTER TABLE statements all add the same two-column partition, (o_ship_addr, o_bill_addr ) to the orders table.

     CREATE TABLE orders (
       o_orderkey       INTEGER NOT NULL,
       o_custkey        INTEGER,
       o_orderstatus    CHARACTER(1) CASESPECIFIC,
       o_totalprice     DECIMAL(13,2) NOT NULL,
       o_ordertsz       TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
       o_comment        VARCHAR(79),
       o_salesperson    VARCHAR(5),
       o_ordersubstatus CHARACTER(1) CASESPECIFIC,
       o_comment_ext1   VARCHAR(79),
       o_comment_ext2   VARCHAR(79))
     PARTITION BY COLUMN AUTO COMPRESS ALL BUT (o_ordersubstatus
                                                NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                                               (o_comment_ext1,
                                                o_comment_ext2)
                                                NO AUTO COMPRESS),
     UNIQUE INDEX(o_orderkey);

The following ALTER TABLE requests all add the same two-column partition (o_ship_addr , o_bill_addr ) to the table with user-specified ROW format and autocompression.

     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD ROW(o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200)) 
       AUTO COMPRESS;
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD ROW(o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200));
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD (o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200));
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD (o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200)) 
       AUTO COMPRESS;
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD (o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200)) 
       NO AUTO COMPRESS;
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD ROW(o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200)) 
       NO AUTO COMPRESS;
     ALTER TABLE orders 
       ADD o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200) INTO o_ship_addr,
       ADD ROW(o_ship_addr);

The resulting table has the following definition.

     CREATE TABLE orders (
       o_orderkey       INTEGER NOT NULL,
       o_custkey        INTEGER,
       o_orderstatus    CHARACTER(1) CASESPECIFIC,
       o_totalprice     DECIMAL(13,2) NOT NULL,
       o_ordertsz       TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
       o_comment        VARCHAR(79),
       o_salesperson    VARCHAR(5),
       o_ordersubstatus CHARACTER(1) CASESPECIFIC,
       o_comment_ext1   VARCHAR(79),
       o_comment_ext2   VARCHAR(79),
       o_ship_addr      VARCHAR(500),
       o_bill_addr      VARCHAR(200) )
     PARTITION BY COLUMN AUTO COMPRESS ALL BUT (o_ordersubstatus
                                                 NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                           (o_comment_ext1, 
                                                 o_comment_ext2) 
                                                 NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                   ROW(o_ship_addr, o_bill_addr)),
     UNIQUE INDEX(o_orderkey);

Example: Adding a Two-Column and a Single-Column Partition to a Table with a Primary AMP Index

Assume the following table definition, with autocompression as the default.

CREATE TABLE Orders
    ( o_orderkey INTEGER NOT NULL,
      o_custkey INTEGER,
      o_orderstatus CHAR(1) CASESPECIFIC,
      o_totalprice DECIMAL(13,2) NOT NULL,
      o_ordertsz TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
      o_comment VARCHAR(79) )
  PRIMARY AMP INDEX (o_orderkey), PARTITION BY COLUMN,
  UNIQUE INDEX (o_orderkey);

The following ALTER TABLE statement adds a two-column partition and a single-column partition to the table, with user-specified COLUMN format for the first partition, system-determined COLUMN format for the second partition, and autocompression by default.

ALTER TABLE Orders 
  ADD COLUMN(o_alt_ship_addr VARCHAR(500), o_alt_bill_addr VARCHAR(200)),
      ADD o_item_count INTEGER;

This results in a table definition as follows:

CREATE TABLE Orders
    ( o_orderkey INTEGER NOT NULL,
      o_custkey INTEGER,
      o_orderstatus CHAR(1) CASESPECIFIC,
      o_totalprice DECIMAL(13,2) NOT NULL,
      o_ordertsz TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
      o_comment VARCHAR(79),
      o_salesperson VARCHAR(5),
      o_ordersubstatus CHAR(1) CASESPECIFIC,
      o_comment_ext1 VARCHAR(79),
      o_comment_ext2 VARCHAR(79),
      o_ship_addr VARCHAR(500),
      o_bill_addr VARCHAR(200),
      o_alt_ship_addr VARCHAR(500),
      o_alt_bill_addr VARCHAR(200),
      o_item_count INTEGER )
  PRIMARY AMP INDEX (o_orderkey)
  PARTITION BY (
    COLUMN AUTO COMPRESS ALL BUT ( 
                     o_ordersubstatus NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                     (o_comment_ext1, o_comment_ext2) NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                     ROW(o_ship_addr, o_bill_addr) NO AUTO COMPRESS,
                     COLUMN(o_alt_ship_addr, o_alt_bill_addr) ),
  UNIQUE INDEX (o_orderkey);