Teradata Parallel Data Pump

Chapter 3: Teradata TPump Commands
Syntax Notes
• Teradata TPump does not support Geospatial data represented by LOBs.
• Teradata TPump does not support geospatial data beyond 64000.
Large Decimal and BIGINT Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to Large Decimal and BIGINT:
• Nullif and apply-where clause support includes Large Decimal. BIGINT is not included.
• SET and ACCEPT commands cannot assign and accept Large Decimal and BIGINIT
values.
• Serialization on Large Decimal and BIGINT fields is not recommended.
Teradata TPump Commands
Table 24 is an alphabetical list of the commands supported by Teradata TPump. The syntax
and use of these commands is described in detail in this chapter.
Table 24: Teradata TPump Commands
Command
ACCEPT
BEGIN LOAD
DATEFORM
DISPLAY
DML
ELSE
ENDIF
END LOAD
FIELD
FILLER
Definition
Accepts the data type and value of one or more utility variables from an external
source.
Indicates the start of a Teradata TPump task and specifies the parameters for
executing the task.
Defines the form of the DATE data type specifications for the Teradata TPump
job.
Writes messages to the specified destination.
Defines a label and error treatment option for the Teradata SQL DML
statement(s) following the DML command. INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and
EXECUTE are the DML statement options.
The ELSE command is followed by commands and statements that execute
when the preceding IF command is false. See IF, ELSE, and ENDIF.
Exits from the conditional expression IF or IF/ELSE command sequences.
ENDIF is followed by commands and statements resuming the program. See IF,
ELSE, and ENDIF.
Indicates completion of Teradata TPump command entries and initiates the
task. This is the last command of a Teradata TPump task.
Defines a field of the data source record. Fields specified by this command are
sent to Teradata Database. This command is used with the LAYOUT
command.
Defines a field in the data source that is not sent to Teradata Database. This
command is used with the LAYOUT command.
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