Required and Optional Attributes - Parallel Transporter

Teradata® Parallel Transporter Reference

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Parallel Transporter
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17.10
Published
February 2022
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English (United States)
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2023-11-29
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Use the attribute definition list syntax in the Teradata PT DEFINE OPERATOR statement to declare the required and optional attribute values for the Stream operator.











where:

Syntax Element Description
AccountId = 'acctId' Optional attribute that specifies the account associated with the user name.

If omitted, it defaults to the account identifier of the immediate owner database.

AppendErrorTable = ‘option Optional attribute that specifies whether or not the Stream Operator will use the existing error table.
Valid values are:
  • ‘No’ = Stream operator will not use the existing error table (default).
  • ‘Yes’ = Stream operator will use the existing error table or create the error table if it does not exist.

    If the error table exists, the Stream operator displays the number of rows in the error table.

    If the structure of the existing error table is not compatible with the error table that the Stream operator expects, the Stream operator terminates the job with an error message.

By default, the Stream operator terminates the job with an error message if the error table already exists.

On a job restart, the Stream operator will not terminate the job with an error message when the error table exists.

ArraySupport = ‘option Optional attribute that specifies whether or not the Stream operator will use the ArraySupport feature for the job.
Valid values are:
  • ‘On’ = Stream operator will use ArraySupport for the entire job.
  • ‘Off’ = Stream operator will not use ArraySupport.
Even if the value for ArraySupport is not specified, Array Support is still enabled and the Stream operator will use it for the entire job if the following criteria are met:
  • Both the database and CLIv2 support the Array Support feature.
  • The DML statement is a single DML statement or an atomic UPSERT statement.
  • The job step must have a single DML group if Serialize is On.

If any of these criteria are not met, then the default value is 'Off' and the Stream operator will not use Array Support.

If the value for ArraySupport is set to ‘On’ and either the database or CLIv2 does not support the Array Support feature, the Stream operator will terminate with a fatal error.

If the ARRAYSUPPORT DML option is used as part of the APPLY statement for a job, the DML value will override the value specified for the Stream operator ArraySupport attribute.

Buffers = buffers Optional attribute that specifies whether to increase the number of request buffers.

The range of values is a lower limit of 2 and no upper limit. The default value is 3. The maximum number of request buffers that may be allocated is the number of buffers multiplied by the number of connected sessions (Buffers * connected_sessions).

Request buffers are a global resource, so buffers are assigned to any session as needed, and then returned to a free pool. At any point in time, the number of request buffers assigned to a session can vary from zero to Buffers * connected_sessions.

CheckpointRowCount = ‘option Optional attribute that tells the Stream operator to enable or disable outputting the rows sent at checkpoints.
Valid values are:
  • 'No' ('N') = The Stream operator will not output rows sent at checkpoints (default);
  • 'Yes’ ('Y') = The Stream operator will output rows sent at checkpoints

    This attribute is only available in the TPT script mode.

ConnectString = 'connectionString' Optional attribute that specifies the connection string. The connection string will be passed to CLI. CLI will validate the connection string.

For information on connection string, see Teradata® Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Workstation-Attached Systems, B035-2418.

The TPT Connection String feature is available on all platforms, except on z/OS.
DataEncryption =' option' Optional attribute that enables full security encryption of SQL requests, responses, and transmitted data.
Valid values are:
  • ‘On’ = all SQL requests, responses, and data are encrypted.
  • ‘Off’ = no encryption occurs (default).
DateForm = 'option' Optional attribute that specifies the DATE data type for the Stream operator job. The values are:
  • 'integerDate'= the integer DATE data type (default)
  • 'ansiDate'= the ANSI fixed-length CHAR(10) DATE data type
DeleteLobDataFiles = 'option' Optional attribute that specifies whether to delete deferred LOB data files from the Data Connector Producer once the rows are committed to the database.
Valid values for 'option' are:
  • 'Yes' (or 'Y') = Delete deferred mode LOB data files once rows are committed to the database
  • 'No' (or 'N') = do not delete deferred mode LOB data files (default).

Specifying any other value results in an error.

DropErrorTable = 'option' Optional attribute that specifies whether or not the Stream Operator will drop the error table at the end of a job.
Valid values are:
  • ‘Yes’ = Stream operator drops the error table when it is empty at the end of a job (default). Teradata PT automatically executes a DROP TABLE statement.
  • ‘No’ = Stream operator will not drop the error table even if it is empty at the end of a job.

    If you run many small (short-duration) load jobs on a regular basis, setting DropErrorTable to ‘No’ for these jobs reduces updates to the Vantage data dictionary.

    If the error table is not dropped, it can be used when AppendErrorTable is set to ‘Yes’ at the beginning of the next job.

DropMacro = 'option' Optional attribute that instructs the Stream operator whether to drop macros or keep them for future use.
VARCHAR DropMacro = '<Y[es]|N[o]>'

By default, the Stream operator drops macros at the end of a successful job. When the value of DropMacro is N or No, the macros remain in the database until a DROP MACRO statement is issued against them. Kept macros are maintained by the database until they are explicitly dropped, so be sure to check for obsolete macros periodically and drop them.

ErrorLimit = limit Optional attribute that the database specifies the approximate number of records that can be stored in the error table before the Stream operator job is terminated.

This number is approximate because the Stream operator sends multiple rows of data at a time to the database. By the time Teradata PT processes the message indicating that the error limit has been exceeded, it may have loaded more records into the error table than the actual number specified in the error limit.

The ErrorLimit specification must be greater than 0. Specifying an invalid value will cause the Stream operator job to terminate. By default, the ErrorLimit value is unlimited.

The ErrorLimit specification applies to each instance of the Stream operator.
ErrorTable = 'errorTableName' Optional attribute that specifies the name of the error table. This table contains information concerning data conversion errors, constraint violations, and other error conditions.

Prefix the error table name with a database name as a qualifier. This means that because the database might contain a lot of PERM space, that space does not need to be increased for all databases with tables involved in the load.

If the database for the error table is not specified, the table is placed in the database associated with the user logon.

By default, the error table must be a new table. This default can be changed. If the AppendErrorTable attribute is set to 'Yes' or 'Y', then the error table can be a new or existing table.

Do not use a name that duplicates the name of an existing table unless you are restarting a Stream Operator job or reusing the error table by setting the AppendErrorTable attribute to 'Yes' or 'Y'.

If the name is not supplied, it is created by the Stream Operator.

User-supplied names for error tables must not exceed the maximum allowable size for table names on the database.

LDILoadGroup = 'value' Optional attribute that tells the Stream operator to LDILoadGroup value.

This value is required if LDILoadJob is set to 'Yes' ('Y').

For example, LDILoadGroup = 'Grp1'

LDILoadJob = 'option' Optional attribute that tells the Stream operator to enable or disable the Isolated Load feature.
The LDILoadJob values are:
  • 'No' ('N') = No Isolated Load (default)
  • 'Yes' ('Y') = Request Isolated Load. The stream operator will send "BEGIN ISOLATED LOADING ON <target tables> USING QUERY_BAND 'LDILoadGroup=<...>;' IN MULTIPLE SESSION;" request to the database if the target tables are qualified. The target tables have to be created as "WITH ISOLATED LOADING FOR ALL".

    For example:

    CREATE TABLE   testtable,
    	          FALLBACK,
    	          WITH ISOLATED LOADING FOR ALL
       (COL1       VARCHAR(5),
        COL2       VARCHAR(5));');
LDIMacroTableName = ['table1', 'table2' ... Optional attribute that specifies the LDI table names for the predefined macros. It is required when predefined macros are used, LDILoadJob is set to 'Y[es]' and LDILoadGroup is specified with a value.
LogonMech = 'string' Optional attribute that specifies which logon mechanism to use.
Specification of this attribute may be required for some authentication methods. The job terminates if the attribute exceeds 8 bytes.

For information on specification requirements for LogonMech, see “Logon Security” in Teradata® Parallel Transporter User Guide, B035-2445.

LogonMechData = 'data' Optional attribute that passes along additional logon data.
Specification of this attribute is required for some external authentication methods. For information on specification requirements for LogonMechData, see “Logon Security” in Teradata® Parallel Transporter User Guide, B035-2445.
LogSQL = 'option' Optional attribute that controls how much of the job’s SQL to enter into the log.
Valid options are:
  • 'Yes' = output the full SQL to the log. The maximum length is 1M.
  • 'No' = do not output SQL to the log.
  • No value or attribute omitted = accept the predefined limit, which displays up to 32K of SQL if all of the SQL is less than 32K. If the SQL to be logged exceeds 32K, truncate the display to the first 32K bytes.
LogTable = 'logTableName' Optional attribute that specifies the name of the restart log table for checkpoint information. The restart log table must be a unique table name and must not exist, unless restarting from a paused job.

If the restart log table does not exist, the Stream operator creates it. If it exists, the Stream operator restarts from the last checkpoint. Failure to specify a restart log table terminates the job.

The following privileges are required on the restart log table:
  • SELECT
  • INSERT
  • DELETE
The following privileges are required on the database that contains the restart log table:
  • DROP
  • CREATE

The Stream operator automatically maintains the restart log table. Manipulating the restart log table in any way invalidates the restart capability.

If the restart log table name is not fully qualified, it is created under the user's default (logon) database. If the WorkingDatabase attribute is used, you MUST fully qualify the restart log table name, even if the restart log table is going to reside in the default (logon) database.

MacroDatabase = 'dbName' Optional attribute that specifies the database to contain any macros used by the Stream operator.

The default macro database is the restart log table database.

MaxSessions = maxSessions Optional attribute that specifies the maximum number of sessions to log on.

The MaxSessions value must be greater than 0. Specifying a value less than 1 terminates the job.

The default is one session for each operator instance.

The main instance calculates an even distribution of the Stream operator sessions among the number of instances. For example, if there are 4 instances and 16 Stream operator sessions, then each instance will log on 4 Stream operator sessions.

MinSessions = minSessions Optional attribute that specifies the minimum number of sessions required for the Stream operator job to continue.

The MinSessions value must be greater than 0 and less than or equal to the maximum number of Stream operator sessions. Specifying a value less than 1 terminates the job.

The default is 1.

NotifyExit = 'inmodName' Attribute that specifies the name of the user-defined notify exit routine with an entry point named _dynamn. If no value is supplied, the following default name is used:
  • libnotfyext.dll for Windows platforms
  • libnotfyext.dylib for the Apple macOS platform
  • libnotfyext.so for all other UNIX platforms
  • NOTFYEXT for z/OS platforms

See Deprecated Syntax for information about providing your own notify exit routine.

NotifyLevel = 'notifyLevel' Optional attribute that specifies the level at which certain events are reported. The valid values are:
  • 'Off' = no notification of events is provided (default)
  • 'Low' = 'Yes' in the Low Notification Level column
  • 'Med' = 'Yes' in the Medium Notification Level column
  • 'High' = 'Yes' in the High Notification Level column
  • “Ultra’ = ‘Yes” in the Ultra Notification Level column
NotifyMethod = 'notifyMethod' Optional attribute that specifies the method for reporting events. The methods are:
  • 'None'= no event logging is done (default).
  • 'Msg'= sends the events to a log.

    On Windows, the events are sent to the event log that can be viewed using the Event Viewer. The messages are sent to the Application log.

    On Solaris, AIX, and Linux platforms, the destination of the events is dependent upon the setting specified in the /etc/syslog.conf file.

    On SLES11, the destination of the events is dependent upon the setting specified in the /etc/syslog-ng.conf file.

    On z/OS systems, events are sent to the job log.

  • 'Exit'= sends the events to a user-defined notify exit routine. Row count information is in 4-byte unsigned integer values.
  • 'Exit64' = sends the events to a user-defined notify exit routine. Row count information is in 8-byte unsigned integer values for these events:

    NMEventCkptBeg64

    NMEventCkptEnd64

    NMEventErrorTable64

    NMEventRunStats64

    NMEventImportEnd64

  • 'ExitEON' = sends the events to a user-defined notify exit routine.

    Complete Teradata object names are passed to the notify exit routine for the NMEventInitializeEON event.

    In addition ExitEON sends row count information in 8-byte unsigned integer values.

NotifyString = 'notifyString' Optional attribute that provides a user-defined string to precede all messages sent to the system log. This string is also sent to the user-defined notify exit routine. The maximum length of the string is:
  • 80 bytes, if the NotifyMethod is 'Exit'
  • 16 bytes, if NotifyMethod is 'Msg'
OperatorCommandID = 'commandId' Although you can specify rate and periodicity values using Stream operator attributes, you may not know the optimal values for a specific job step until after the job has begun running. OperatorCommandId allows you to identify a specific reference of a Stream operator to which you can assign new rate or periodicity values after the job has begun, using twbcmd:

Teradata PT will generate a default value for OperatorCommandId composed of <operator object name> + <process Id> for each copy of the operator in the APPLY specification. If you want to assign another identifier, do the following:

Declare the operatorCommandId attribute in the DEFINE OPERATOR statement for the Stream operator.

You can optionally assign a value to the OperatorCommandID attribute in a referenced copy of the Stream operator (in an APPLY statement). If no value is assigned, Teradata PT will provide a system-generated value. A useful OperatorCommandID value might be the number of the job step in which you want to change the Rate, as follows:

APPLY <dml1> TO OPERATOR ( Stream_Oper[2] ATTRIBUTES ( OperatorCommandID = ‘ratestep#1’)),
APPLY <dml2> TO OPERATOR ( Stream_Oper[3] ATTRIBUTES ( OperatorCommandID = ‘ratestep#2’)),

Use the twbcmd utility to assign a Rate value to a specific Stream operator copy.

For information on use of the twbcmd utility to change the Rate value, see twbcmd.

Pack = number Optional attribute that specifies the number of statements to pack into a multiple statement request. The maximum value is 2400. The default value is 20.
When the job is loading 1 or more deferred LOB/JSON/XML columns, the largest possible pack factor is 4096 because the database can support up to 4096 spool files per request.
PackMaximum = 'option' Optional attribute that requests the Stream operator to dynamically determine the maximum possible pack factor for the current Stream job. The PackMaximum values are:
  • 'No' ('N') = no pack (default)
  • 'Yes' ('Y') = determine maximum possible pack factor
PauseLDI =' option' Optional attribute that tells the Stream operator to pause the Isolated Load feature.
The PauseLDI values are:
  • 'No' ('N') = The Stream operator will send the "END ISOLATED LOADING FOR QUERY_BAND 'LDILoadGroup=<value>;';" to the database if "BEGIN ISOLATED LOADING ON <target table(s)> USING QUERY_BAND 'LDILoadGroup=<value>;' has been sent.
  • 'Yes' ('Y') = The Stream operator will not send the "END ISOLATED LOADING FOR QUERY_BAND 'LDILoadGroup=<value>;';" to the database.
Periodicity = periodicity Option that specifies that the DML statements sent by the Stream operator to the database will be as evenly distributed as possible over each one minute interval. The periodicity value sets the number of sub-intervals per minute. Periodicity facilitates the orderly and efficient use of system resources.

For example: If the statement rate is 1600 and the periodicity value is 10, then the maximum number of statements processed is 160 (1600/10) statements every 6 (60/10) seconds.

Use of the Periodicity attribute is subject to the following conditions and rules:
  • The valid values are integers between 1 and 600.
  • The default value is 4, which means four 15-second periods per minute.
  • If the statement rate is unlimited, then the Periodicity value is ignored.
  • While the job is running, users can change the Periodicity value using the Teradata PT External command interface utility twbcmd.
PrivateLogName = 'logName' Optional attribute that specifies the name of a log that is maintained by the Teradata PT Logger inside the public log. The private log contains all of the output provided by the Stream operator.

The private log can be viewed using the tlogview command as follows, where jobId is the Teradata PT job name and privateLogName is the value for the Stream operator PrivateLogName attribute:

tlogview -j jobid -f privatelogname

If the private log is not specified, all of the output is stored in the public log.

By default, no diagnostic trace messages are produced. Diagnostic trace messages are produced only when the user sets a valid value for the TraceLevel attribute.

For more information about the tlogview command, see Teradata PT Utility Commands.

QueryBandSessInfo = ‘queryBandExpression Optional attribute that specifies the Query Band for the duration of the job sessions.

The queryBandExpression is a set of name=value pairs, separated by a semicolon and ending with a semicolon. The user defines the Query Band expression, which will look similar to the following example:

‘org=Finance;load=daily;location=west;’

QueryBandSessInfo may also be specified as an ARRAY attribute.

For information on the rules for creating a Query Band expression, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144 and Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics, B035-1184.

The value of the QueryBandSessInfo attribute is displayed in the Stream operator private log.

Use of the QueryBandSessInfo attribute is subject to the following rules:
  • By default, Query Band is off until a valid value appears for the QueryBandSessInfo attribute.
  • If the QueryBandSessInfo attribute contains a value, the Stream operator constructs the necessary SET QUERY BAND SQL and issues it as part of the Stream operator SQL sessions to communicate the request to the database.
  • The Stream operator does not check the Query Band expression, but passes the expression to the database as is.
  • If the version of the database against which the job is being run does not support the Query Band feature, no Query Banding will take place. However, the operator will ignore the error and run the rest of the job.
  • If there is a syntax error in the Query Band expression, the database will return an error. The Stream operator will then terminate the job and report the error to the user.
QueueErrorTable = 'option' Optional attribute that specifies whether the error table is a queue table.
Valid values are:
  • ‘Yes’ (‘Y’) = create the error table as a queue table.
  • ‘No’ (‘N’) = create the error table as a non-queue table (default).

This attribute is unique to the Stream operator and to the error table in the Stream operator. This attribute is especially useful in capturing errors that result when using the SELECT and CONSUME database operation, which returns rows and DELETEs them. Using an error table as a queue table can eliminate the need to delete the rows in the error table.

Rate = statementRate Option that specifies the maximum number of DML statements per minute the Stream operator can submit to the database.
Use of the Rate attribute is subject to the following conditions and rules:
  • The statement rate must be a positive integer.
  • If the statement rate is not specified, the rate is unlimited.
  • If the statement rate is less than the statement packing factor, the Stream operator sends requests smaller than the packing factor.
  • If the statement rate is invalid, Stream Operator will display an error message and terminate with a return code of 8.
  • If Serialization is not in use: the Stream operator will add successive rows to the session input “bucket” until the Pack value is reached. Then it will send the data and go on to the next session in the session list and begin filling the new input bucket. However, if statement rate/periodicity (R/P) is less than the packing factor, then only R/P rows will be added to a session bucket before the contents of the bucket are sent to the database.
  • If Serialization is in use: The data in the serialization columns is hashed and the resulting value is used as an index to the session list to select the session for the data row. Thus when using Serialization and R/P is less than the Pack factor, the R/P rows sent to the database may be scattered across multiple sessions.
  • While the job is running, users can change the statement rate value using the Teradata PT External command interface utility twbcmd.
ReplicationOverride = 'option' Optional attribute that overrides the normal replication services controls for an active session.
Valid values:
  • ‘On’ = override normal replication services controls for the active session.
  • ‘Off’ = override of normal replication services is turned off for the active session (when change data capture is active).
  • ‘None’ = no override request is sent to the database (default)

For more information, see Teradata Replication Services Using Oracle GoldenGate.

The user ID that is logged in by the operator must have the REPLCONTROL privilege when setting the value for this attribute.
Robust = 'option' Optional attribute that specifies whether or not to use robust restart logic for recovery/restart operations.

In “robust mode,” one database row is written in the log restart table for every request issued. This collection of rows in the restart log table can be referred to as the request log. Because a request is guaranteed by the database to either completely finish or completely roll back, the request log will always accurately reflect the completion status of an import.

The Robust values are:
  • 'Yes' ('Y') = Use robust restart logic (default). In the robust mode, for each packed request, a number of “partial checkpoint” rows are written to the log between checkpoints. The rows are deleted each time a checkpoint is written. In Robust recovery mode, the Stream operator must next ascertain how much processing has been completed since the last logged checkpoint. This is accomplished by reading back a set of “Partial Checkpoints” from the database, sorting them and then reprocessing all transactions that were left incomplete when the job was interrupted.
  • 'No' ('N') = Use simple restart logic. In this case, restarts cause the Stream operator to begin where the last checkpoint occurs in the job. Any processing that occurs after the checkpoint is redone. This method does not have the extra overhead of the additional database writes in the robust logic, and should be adequate in certain DML statements that can be repeated without changing the results of the operation.

If uncertain whether to use robust restart logic, it is always safe to set the Robust parameter to 'Yes'.

RoleName = 'role name'

Optional attribute that implements security in the database. The operator will prepend the value with "SET ROLE ". The syntax will be sent to the database as follows:

SET ROLE <role name>;

For example:

SET ROLE All;

For details of "SET ROLE" command use, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.

The VARCHAR ARRAY can specify more than one value, for example:

VARCHAR ARRAY RoleName = ['role name1', 'role name2'],

The operator will send the request to the database on the main control and data SQL sessions after the sessions are connected.

  • The operator does not validate the value for this attribute. The operator passes the value to the database as is. The database will validate the value. The operator will terminate the job with an error when the validation fails.
  • C-style comments are allowed in the value and will be passed to the database.
  • ANSI-style comments are not supported in the value. The operator can terminate the job with a syntax error when the value contains an ANSI-style comment.
  • A semicolon is not allowed in the value, because the operator allows only a single statement per request. The operator will terminate the job with an operator error when the value contains a semicolon.
TdpId = 'dbcName' Optional attribute that specifies the name of the database machine (non-mainframe platforms) or TDP (mainframe platforms) for the Stream operator job.

The dbcName can be up to 256 characters and can be a domain server name.

If you do not specify the value for the TdpId attribute, the operator uses the default TdpID established for the user by the system administrator.

On a mainframe, a single-character TdpId is supported. When only one character is specified, it is assumed to be an abbreviation for a four-character TdpId that begins with TDP.
TenacityHours = hours Optional attribute that specifies the number of hours that the Stream operator continues trying to log on when the maximum number of sessions are already running on the database.

The default value is 4 hours. To enable the tenacity feature, the hours value must be greater than 0. Specifying a value of 0 disables the tenacity feature. Specifying a value of less than 0 terminates the Stream operator job.

TenacitySleep = minutes Optional attribute that specifies the number of minutes that the Stream operator job pauses before retrying a log on operation when the maximum number of sessions are already running on the database.

The minutes value must be greater than 0. If you specify a value less than 1, the Stream operator responds with an error message and terminates the job. The default is 6 minutes.

TimeZoneSessInfo = 'timeZoneValue' Optional attribute that allows you to change the default time zone displacement for the duration of the operator's job session.

When you provide a value for this attribute, the operator will build the SET TIME ZONE <timeZoneValue>; SQL request.

The operator will send the request to the database on the main control and data SQL sessions after the sessions are connected.

Here are some examples:
  • Example 1: This example sets the session default time zone displacement to LOCAL, which is the system default time zone:

    VARCHAR TimeZoneSessInfo = 'LOCAL'

  • Example 2: This example sets the session default time zone displacement to USER, which is the default time zone for the logged on user:

    VARCHAR TimeZoneSessInfo = 'USER'

  • Example 3: This example sets the session default time zone displacement to a simple constant time zone string expression:

    VARCHAR TimeZoneSessInfo = '''America Pacific'''

    Any single quote character (') inside the value must be entered as two consecutive single quote characters in a TPT job script. This ensures the correct value will be sent to the database.
  • The operator does not validate the value for this attribute. The operator passes the value to the database as is. The database will validate the value. The operator will terminate the job with an error when the validation fails.
  • C-style comments are allowed in the value and will be passed to the database.
  • ANSI-style comments are not supported in the value. The operator will terminate the job with a syntax error when the value contains an ANSI-style comment.
  • A semicolon is not allowed in the value, because the operator allows only a single statement in the "SET TIME ZONE SQL" request. The operator will terminate the job with an operator error when the value contains a semicolon.

For more information on SET TIME ZONE SQL, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.

TraceLevel = 'level' Optional attribute that specifies the types of diagnostic messages that are written by each instance of the operator to the to the public log (or private log, if one is specified using the PrivateLogName attribute). The diagnostic trace function provides more detailed information in the log file to aid in problem tracking and diagnosis. The trace levels are:
  • 'None'= TraceLevel turned off (default).
  • 'CLI'= enables the tracing function for CLI-related activities (interaction with the database)
  • 'PX'= enables the tracing function for activities related to the Teradata PT infrastructure
  • 'Oper'= enables the tracing function for operator-specific activities
  • 'Notify'= enables the tracing function for activities related to the Notify feature
  • 'All'= enables tracing for all of the above activities

The VARCHAR ARRAY can specify more than one value, for example:

VARCHAR TraceLevel = 'CLI'
VARCHAR TraceLevel = 'OPER'
VARCHAR ARRAY TraceLevel = [ 'CLI' ]
VARCHAR ARRAY TraceLevel = [ 'CLI', 'OPER' ]
The TraceLevel attribute is provided as a diagnostic aid only. The amount and type of additional information provided by this attribute will change to meet evolving needs from release to release.
TransformGroup = 'transformgroupname' Optional attribute that supports changing the active transform for Teradata Complex Data Types (CDTs). The value is the <udt name> <transform group name>, and the operator will prepend the hardcoded string "SET TRANSFORM GROUP FOR TYPE ". The syntax sent to RDBMS is as follows:
SET TRANSFORM GROUP FOR TYPE <udt name> <transform group name>;
For example:
"SET TRANSFORM GROUP FOR TYPE JSON CHARACTER SET LATIN TD_JSON_VARCHAR;"
The VARCHAR ARRAY can specify more than one value, for example:
VARCHAR ARRAY TransformGroup = ['JSON CHARACTER SET LATIN TD_JSON_VARCHAR',
                                'ST_GEOMETRY TD_GEO_VARCHAR'],

The operator will send the request to the database on the main control and data SQL sessions after the sessions are connected.

  • The operator does not validate the value for this attribute. The operator passes the value to the database as is. The database will validate the value. The operator will terminate the job with an error when the validation fails.
  • C-style comments are allowed in the value and will be passed to the database.
  • ANSI-style comments are not supported in the value. The operator can terminate the job with a syntax error when the value contains an ANSI-style comment.
  • A semicolon is not allowed in the value, because the operator allows only a single statement per request. The operator will terminate the job with an operator error when the value contains a semicolon.
TreatDBSRestartAsFatal= ‘option Optional attribute that tells the operator whether or not to terminate the job when a database restart occurs.
The TreatDBSRestartAsFatal values are:
  • ‘No’ (‘N’) = The operator will not terminate if a database restart occurs (default). The database restart will be treated as a retryable one.
  • ‘Yes’ (‘Y’) = The operator will terminate if a database restart occurs.
UnicodePassThrough = ‘value Optional attribute that tells the operator to enable or disable the Unicode Pass Through feature.
Valid values:
  • 'On' = Enable the Unicode Pass Through feature in the operator.
  • 'Off' = (Default) Disable the Unicode Pass Through feature in the operator.
When a TPT job is using the UTF8 or UTF16 session character set, the UnicodePassThrough attribute can be set to 'On' to allow the operator to load data with Unicode pass through characters.
UserName = 'userId' Attribute that specifies the user name.
Use of this attribute is not compatible with some external authentication logon methods.
UserPassword = 'password' Attribute that specifies the password associated with the user name.
Use of this attribute is not compatible with some external authentication logon methods.
WorkingDatabase = 'databaseName' Optional attribute that specifies a database other than the logon database as the default database.

The name of the database that is specified with this attribute is used in the Teradata SQL DATABASE statement that is sent by the operator immediately after connecting the two SQL sessions.

If WorkingDatabase is not specified, the default database associated with the logged on user is assumed for all unqualified table names.