Scripting and Teradata API Environments - Parallel Transporter

Teradata Parallel Transporter Application Programming Interface Programmer Guide

Product
Parallel Transporter
Release Number
16.10
Published
May 2017
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-05-15
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Unlike the Teradata utilities and Teradata Parallel Transporter that are driven by scripts, Teradata PT is a functional library that is part of your applications. This allows the applications to have more control during the load and export processes.

The advantages for using Teradata PT are:

  • Open standard reduces research and development costs to integrate with the Teradata Database
  • Robust API facilitates easier access to key Teradata Database functions
  • Better control of the runtime environment simplifies the management processes

The following figures illustrate the difference between the environments from an application enterprise overview.

  • In the existing script environment, the partner application and a Teradata utility must run as two separate jobs.
  • In the API environment, the transform, load, export, and other functions can be integrated into one application and run as one job.
Typical Utility Integration Architecture for Customer Applications

Teradata PT Integration Architecture for Customer Applications