Usage Notes - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Internal Representation of INTERVAL DAY

Storage Format Length
SMALLINT 2 bytes

External Representation of INTERVAL DAY

INTERVAL DAY types are imported and exported in record and indicator modes as CHARACTER data using the client character set.

Type Format
CHARACTER(precision + 1) '-d(precision)'

For example, for INTERVAL DAY(2), the value might be something like '-39'.

Range of Values

The range of values for INTERVAL DAY is as follows.

Type and Precision Minimum Value Maximum Value
INTERVAL DAY(1) -'9' '9'
INTERVAL DAY(2) -'99' '99'
INTERVAL DAY(3) -'999' '999'
INTERVAL DAY(4) -'9999' '9999'
Decimal values are not allowed for Interval data types except for second intervals.

Implicit and Explicit INTERVAL DAY Conversion

Vantage performs implicit conversion from one Interval data type to another Interval type in some cases. You can also use CAST to explicitly convert one Interval type to another.

Conversions are possible only within the same INTERVAL family. For example, you may convert a YEAR interval to months, but not to days or hours.

For more information, see Teradata Vantageā„¢ - SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates, B035-1145.