Teradata Parallel Data Pump

Glossary
data loading: The process of loading data from a client platform to a Teradata Database
server. For Teradata TPump, data loading includes any combination of INSERT, UPDATE,
DELETE, and UPSERT operations.
data manipulation: In Teradata SQL, the statements and facilities that change the
information content of the database. These statements include INSERT, UPDATE, and
DELETE.
data warehouse: A subject oriented, integrated, time-variant, non-volatile collection of data
in support of management’s decision making process. A repository of consistent historical
data that can be easily accessed and manipulated for decision support.
DBA: Database administrator. Generally, a person responsible for the design and
management of one or more databases and for the evaluation, selection, and implementation
of database management systems.
DD:
Data dictionary or data definition. See also Data Dictionary.
DEFINE statement: A statement preceding the INSERT statement that describes the fields
in a record before the record is inserted in the table. This statement is similar to the SQL
USING clause.
DELETE statement: A task that uses a full file scan to remove a large number of rows from a
single Teradata Database table. A delete task is composed of three major phases: preliminary,
application, and end. The phases are a collection of one or more transactions that are
processed in a predefined order according to utility protocol.
delimiter: In Teradata SQL, a punctuation mark or other special symbol that separates one
clause in a Teradata SQL statement from another, or that separates one Teradata SQL
statement from another.
DLL: Dynamic link library. A feature of the Windows family of operating systems that
allows executable routines to be stored separately as files with .dll extensions and to be loaded
only when needed by a program.
DML: Data manipulation language. In Teradata SQL, the statements and facilities that
manipulate or change the information content of the database. These statements include
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.
E
EBCDIC: Extended binary coded decimal interchange code. An IBM code that uses 8 bits to
represent 256 possible characters. It is used primarily in IBM mainframes, whereas personal
computers use ASCII.
error tables: Tables created during processing that capture any errors that occurred. The
Teradata convention is to name the tables ET and UV. An ET table contains errors that occur
during the Acquisition Phase related to data and the data environment (such as constraint
violations and unavailable AMPs). A UV table contains errors that occur during the
Application Phase related to violations of unique primary indexes.
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