16.20 - Example: Requesting the Current Time - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
16.20
Published
March 2019
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-03-25
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If the DBS Control flag TimeDateWZControl is enabled, the following statements request the current time based on the current session time and time zone.

   SELECT CURRENT_TIME;
   SELECT CURRENT_TIME AT LOCAL;

The result is similar to:

   Current Time(0)
   ---------------
    15:53:34+00:00

When TimeDateWZControl flag is enabled and the session time zone is defined with a time zone string that follows different Daylight Saving Time and standard time zone displacements, then CURRENT_TIME AT LOCAL gives TIME value corresponding to Standard time zone rather than the Daylight Saving Time time zone.

During the Daylight Saving Time period, CURRENT_TIME AT LOCAL follows Standard time zone, whereas CURRENT_TIME follows the Daylight Saving Time zone. During Standard time zone period, both CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_TIME AT LOCAL follow the standard time zone.