Specifying an Account String - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Security Administration

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
17.00
Published
September 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-23
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B035-1100
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Users can specify an account string in a logon string to help track system resource usage, and to set session priorities in a busy system. If the logon does not include an account string, the system assigns a default value.

You can assign accounts to users in a CREATE/MODIFY USER statement. Each username can have one or more associated account strings. The first account string you assign is the default.

For information on... See...
creating and using account strings
account string syntax and options “CREATE USER” in Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.