Defining Teradata Databases

The following properties are applicable to an Teradata Database object.

Tab

Property

Description

Additional Information
  Name Specifies the name of the database  
  From Database Specifies the schema of the database to which the table belongs  
  Account Specifies the account to be charged for the space used by this database  
  Generate Specifies whether a DDL statement is generated for this object during Forward Engineering  
General Permanent Specifies the number of reserved bytes for the permanent storage of the database  
Spool Specifies the number of allowed bytes for spool and volatile temporary files  
Temporary Specifies the number of bytes allowed for creating global temporary tables by users within the database  
Fallback Protection Specifies the type of fallback protection for the database Fallback: Indicates that a secondary copy of the table is created and stored for protection.

No Fallback: Indicates that no fallback protection is configured.
Default Map Type Specifies whether a default map is associated to the database

Map Name: Indicates that an existing map is associated to the database

Null: Indicates that a default map is not associated to the database
Override Specifies whether to use the default map when an error occurs with the MAP clause in the statement

On Error: Indicates that the default map is used

Not On Error: Indicates that the default map is not used
Skew Type Specifies the skew computation type for the distribution

Default: Indicates that the default computation is used to calculate skew

Constant Expression: Indicates that a constant expression is used to calculate skew
Percent Specifies whether the skew type defines a percentage of allowable skew  
Map Specifies the map to be used as the default map Available when Default Map Type is Map Name.
Skew Constant Expression Specifies the expression to use for skew calculation Available when Skew Type is Constant Expression.
Journal Before Journal Image

Specifies the type of journaling for the before change image

None: Indicates that no journaling is maintained.

Single: Indicates that a single copy journal is maintained for tables with FALLBACK protection.

Dual: Indicates that a DUAL journal is maintained for data tables with FALLBACK protection.
After Journal Image Specifies the type of journaling for the after change image

None: Indicates that no journaling is maintained

Single: Indicates that a single copy journal is maintained for tables with FALLBACK protection.

Dual: Indicates that a DUAL journal is maintained for data tables with FALLBACK protection.

Local: Indicates that the single after-image journal rows for non-fallback data tables are written on the same virtual access module processors as the changed data rows.

Not Local: Indicates that the single after-image journal rows for non-fallback data tables are written on a different virtual access module processors than the changed data rows.
Default Journal Specifies the default journal table  

Permission

 

Name

Specifies the permissions associated with the object

 

Generate

Specifies whether a DDL statement is generated for the permission object during forward engineering