Understanding System Status Messages - Interactive Teradata Query Facility

Interactive Teradata Query User Guide

Product
Interactive Teradata Query Facility
Release Number
15.10
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-10-07
dita:id
B035-2452
Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

The message “READY FOR COMMAND” is one of a number of messages that give you information about system status during your ITEQ terminal session. The most common messages that appear are listed in Table 1.

 

Table 1: ITEQ Status and System Messages 

Message

Meaning

READY FOR COMMAND

ITEQ is ready to accept a new command or a Teradata SQL statement.

COMMAND IN PROCESS

ITEQ is processing a command or has sent a statement to the Teradata DBS and is waiting for a response.

DATA AVAILABLE
READY FOR COMMAND

More data from the last data-generating command or statement (for example, SELECT) is available for viewing or printing.

END OF DATA
READY FOR COMMAND

The display area currently holds the last page of results from a data-generating command or statement.

INCOMPLETE STATEMENT
READY FOR COMMAND

The current statement is incomplete, and must be corrected before it can be processed.

You are now ready to enter Teradata SQL statements and ITEQ commands.