Example: INSERT Using a PERIOD Value Constructor - Teradata Database - Teradata Vantage NewSQL Engine

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Product
Teradata Database
Teradata Vantage NewSQL Engine
Release Number
16.20
Published
March 2019
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2019-05-03
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Product Category
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The following examples use tables t1 and t2, which are defined as follows:

     CREATE TABLE t1 (
       c1 INTEGER
       c2 PERIOD(DATE))
     UNIQUE PRIMARY INDEX (c1);
     CREATE TABLE t2 (
       a INTEGER
       b DATE
       c DATE)
     UNIQUE PRIMARY INDEX (a);

The following two INSERT requests both use a PERIOD value constructor:

     INSERT INTO t1
     VALUES (1, PERIOD(DATE '2005-02-03', DATE '2006-02-04'));
     INSERT INTO t1
       SELECT a, PERIOD(b, c)
       FROM t2;