Supported Source & Target Data Types | Data Types & Literals | Teradata Vantage - Supported Source and Target Data Types - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Types and Literals
Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
June 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-22
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B035-1143
lifecycle
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Teradata Database supports byte data type conversions according to the following table.

Source Data Type Target Data Type Allowable Conversions
BYTE
  • BYTE
  • VARBYTE
  • BLOB
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST and Teradata conversion syntax
VARBYTE
BLOB
BYTE UDT
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST
VARBYTE
BLOB
UDT
  • BYTE
  • VARBYTE
  • BLOB
  • Implicit
  • Explicit using CAST and Teradata conversion syntax

Data type conversions involving UDTs require appropriate cast definitions for the UDTs. To define a cast for a UDT, use the CREATE CAST statement. For more information on CREATE CAST, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.