Purpose
Enables or disables Unicode Pass Through processing for the session. Pass Through Characters (PTCs) include the Unicode characters that are not currently supported and character codes reserved for future use.
For more information on Unicode Pass Through processing, see Teradata Vantage™ NewSQL Engine International Character Set Support, B035-1125.
Required Privileges
None.
Syntax
Syntax Elements
- ON
- Enables Unicode Pass Through processing.
- OFF
- Disables Unicode Pass Through processing. This is the default.
Example: Enabling Unicode Pass Through for the Session
SET SESSION CHARACTER SET UNICODE PASS THROUGH ON;
ANSI Compliance
SET SESSION CHARACTER SET UNICODE PASS THROUGH is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.