Rules for Using Scalar Subqueries in a DELETE Statement - Teradata Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
15.10
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English (United States)
Last Update
2018-10-06
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B035-1146
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Teradata® Database

Rules for Using Scalar Subqueries in a DELETE Statement

You can specify a scalar subquery in the WHERE clause of a DELETE statement in the same way you can specify one for a SELECT statement.

You can also specify a DELETE statement with a scalar subquery in the body of a trigger. However, Teradata Database processes any noncorrelated scalar subquery you specify in the WHERE clause of a DELETE statement in a row trigger as a single‑column single‑row spool instead of as a parameterized value.