Each user logon to the database must specify an account string.
Accounts are used by the database to:
- Prioritize requests. This classification is in effect only when TASM or TIWM classification processes cannot match a request to a user-defined workload.
- Monitor resource usage
- Charge for space or resources used
Teradata recommends that you specify at least one account for each user. Assign users with similar responsibilities and resource requirements to the same account or accounts to reduce the overall number of accounts you must maintain.
You can specify accounts in the following:
- A CREATE PROFILE or MODIFY PROFILE statement for the profile specified in the user definition (preferred).
- A CREATE USER or MODIFY USER statement.If a user is a member of a profile that specifies one or more accounts, the profile account assignments supersede and invalidate any accounts specified in the user definition.