SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

784 LIBNAME Statement Specifics for Teradata 4 Chapter 283 It supports MultiLoad, which loads both empty and existing Teradata tables andgreatly accelerates the speed of insertion into Teradata tables.3 It supports the Teradata Parallel Transporter (TPT) API on Windows and UNIX.This API uses the Teradata load, update, and stream driver to load data and theexport driver to read data.LIBNAME Statement Specifics for TeradataOverviewThis section describes the LIBNAME statement that SAS/ACCESS Interface toTeradata supports and includes examples. For a complete description of this feature,see “Overview of the LIBNAME Statement for Relational Databases” on page 87.Here is the LIBNAME statement syntax for accessing Teradata.LIBNAME libref teradata ;Argumentslibrefspecifies any SAS name that serves as an alias to associate SAS with a database,schema, server, or group of tables and views.teradataspecifies the SAS/ACCESS engine name for the Teradata interface.connection-optionsprovide connection information and control how SAS manages the timing andconcurrence of the connection to the DBMS. Here are the connection options forthe Teradata interface.USER=Teradata-user-name | |specifies a required connection option that specifies a Teradata user name. Ifthe name contains blanks or national characters, enclose it in quotationmarks. For LDAP authentication with either a NULL or single realm,append only the @LDAP token to the Teradata user name. In this case, norealm name is needed. If you append a realm name, the LDAPauthentication server ignores it and authentication proceeds. However, ifmultiple realms exist, you must append the realm name to the @LDAP token.In this case, an LDAP server must already be configured to acceptauthentication requests from the Teradata server.PASSWORD=Teradata-passwordspecifies a required connection option that specifies a Teradata password. Thepassword that you specify must be correct for your USER= value. If you donot want to enter your Teradata password in clear text on this statement, seePROC PWENCODE in the Base SAS Procedures Guide for a method forencoding it. For LDAP authentication, you use this password option tospecify the authentication string or password. If the authentication string orpassword includes an embedded @ symbol, then a backslash (\) is requiredand it must precede the @ symbol. See “Teradata LIBNAME StatementExamples” on page 787.