Features introduced with this version of ODBC Driver for Teradata include the following:
A new parser, developed for replacing ODBC escape sequences
Support for leap seconds
Parsing of SQL from memory, instead of using a temporary file on Linux/Unix/Apple
OS X platforms
Support for date round-trip of Number type to SQL_C_BINARY to SQL_DOUBLE (NUMBER data
type)
Support for TD columnar functionality
Performance improvements when obtaining large result-set fetches
Acceptance of connection-string keywords and odbc.ini parameters interchangeably
Use of the -02 compiler optimization level for better performance on the Linux platform
Now supported on RedHat 7
Now supported on Windows Server 2012 R2
Support for new PASS THROUGH tokens for External-Languages like MongoDB
Support for the ODBC scalar function [fn RIGHT()]
Support for Trusted Sessions Security
Support for the TDNEGO security mechanism
Support for the SQL interface for Ferret ShowWhere command
Support for the XSLT based mapping definition for XML shredding
Support for Column Partitioning with a Primary AMP Index or a Primary Index
*Support for the Secure Zones feature
*Support for SAS (Statistical Analysis System) Metadata feature
*Support for the Load Isolation feature
*Support for SQL-H enhancements
Note: Features designated by an * only work with the new parser and won’t work with the
legacy parser. For details see “Appendix E Deprecated Features”.