Consequences of Using the exit() System Call - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL External Routine Programming

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-24
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Avoid calling exit() from UDFs.

UDFs that call exit() generate the following results:

  • The request that called the UDF is rolled back.
  • The server process is terminated and must be recreated for the next UDF, causing additional overhead.