To change the default output format of the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP result, use Teradata explicit conversion syntax and specify the FORMAT phrase. For example, the following statement requests the current timestamp and specifies a format that is different from the default:
SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP (FORMAT 'MMMBDD,BYYYYBHH:MIBT');
The result looks like this:
Current TimeStamp(6) --------------------- Feb 19, 2002 07:45 am