The following properties are applicable to a Teradata Domain object.
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Property |
Description |
Additional Information |
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| Physical Name | Specifies the physical name of the domain | ||
| Domain Parent | Specifies the parent of the selected domain | ||
| Physical Data Type | Specifies the physical data type for the selected domain | ||
| Generate as Udd | Specifies whether the selected domain is generated as a user-defined domain | ||
| Physical Only | Specifies that the selected domain is only available in the physical model | ||
| General | Column Name | Specifies the name of the column | |
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Teradata |
Null Option |
Specifies the usage of the NULL clause for the selected column |
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| Average Width | Specifies an estimated average width for the column, if variable width is allowed | ||
| Percent Null | Specifies an estimated percentage of nulls used for that column | Use only whole numbers | |
| Format | Specifies the Teradata display format to use for the domain | ||
| Title | Specifies a name (up to 60 characters) to identify the column values in Teradata applications | ||
| Compile | Specifies the mode in which the domain should be compiled |
Compile and Build: Indicates that the code source of the function is compiled and the library files (.so or .dll) are created and distributed to all nodes of the system Compile Only: Indicates that the system only compiles the code source of the function |
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| Column Compression | Specifies whether to use column compression | ||
| Compression Algorithm | Specifies the algorithm to use for column compression | Available when Column Compression is enabled | |
| Decompression Algorithm | Specifies the algorithm to use for column decompression | ||
| Ordering Mapping Type | Specifies the type of ordering procedure |
Specific Method: Indicates that a specific method is used for ordering Instance Method: Indicates that an instance method is used for ordering Specific Function: Indicates that a specific external function is used for ordering Function: Indicates that an external function is used for ordering |
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| Ordering Procedure Ref | Specifies the reference ID of the function or method that is used to order on | ||
| Ordering Do Not Generate | Specifies whether this ordering is generated in a forward engineering operation | ||
| Transform Group Name | Specifies the transform group name | ||
| Transform From Mapping Type | Specifies how the transform is being performed | Specific Method: Indicates that a specific method is used for the transform Instance Method: Indicates that an instance method is used for the transform Specific Function: Indicates that a specific external function is used for the transform Function: Indicates that an external function is used for the transform |
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| Transform From Procedure Ref | Specifies the user defined type associated with the function/method used for the transform | ||
| Transform To Mapping Type | Specifies how the transform is being performed | Specific Function: Indicates that a specific external function is used for the transform Function: Indicates that an external function is used for the transform |
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| Transform to Procedure Ref | Specifies the function/method used for the transform | ||
| Transform Do Not Generate | Specifies whether the transform is generated in a forward engineering operation | ||
| Character Set Type | Specifies the type of character set to use |
Available only if Physical Data Type is a Character data type. For example, CHAR, CHAR(), CHAR VARYING(), and CHARACTER. Valid options are: Latin, Unicode, kanji-Shift JIS, and Graphic. |
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| Character Case | Specifies how Teradata considers the case of the values in database fields for the selected column during processing |
Case-Specific: Indicates that Teradata considers the case of the value strings for processing None, Not Case-Specific: Indicates that Teradata does not consider the case of value strings for processing |
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| Upper Case | Specifies whether to convert the column values to upper case | ||
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Permission
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Name |
Specifies the permissions associated with the object |
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Generate |
Specifies whether a DDL statement is generated for the permission object during forward engineering |
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| Constraint
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Include Inherited Constraints | Specifies whether the validation rule is inherited from the column's domain | |
| Physical Name | Specifies the name of the inherited validation rule to be attached to the selected column | ||
| Validation Rule | Specifies the validation rule to attach to the selected column | ||
| Valid-Time Qualifier | Specifies the valid-time qualifier to define temporal properties |
Current Valid-Time: Indicates that the query applies to only data that is currently in effect Sequenced Valid-Time: Indicates that the query applies to only data that is in effect for a specified time period Non-Sequenced Valid-TIme: Indicates that the tables are treated as non-temporal, and valid-time dimension is ignored |
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| Transaction-Time Qualifier | Specifies the transaction-time qualifier to define temporal properties |
Current Transaction-Time: Indicates that the query applies to only data that is currently open |
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| Use Inherited Default Value | Specifies whether the property is inherited from the column's domain | ||
| Name | Specifies the name of the default value to be attached to the selected column | ||
| Default | Specifies the default value to attach to the selected column |
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