Define Snowflake Table Columns

The following properties are applicable to a Snowflake table column.

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Property

Description

Additional Information

General

Domain Parent Specifies the domain parent of the column. Select the domain parent from the list  
Physical Name Specifies the physical name of the column. You can change the name of the column in this field  
Physical Data Type Specifies the physical data type for the selected column. Select a physical data type from the drop-down list  
Null Option Specifies the usage of the NULL clause for the selected column. You can choose to inherit or override the null option  

Snowflake

Collate Specification Specifies the collation used for comparisons and related operations performed on the data in the column  
Generate Default Specifies whether a default value must be inserted to a column if a value is not specified  
Default Expression Specifies the expression that must be used to generate the default column value. The default expression can be a constant value, simple expression, or sequence reference.
Autoincrement/Identity Specifies whether the column value uses Autoincrement or Identity to generate values. Using any of these methods indicate that a sequence is used to generate column values. This option can be used with numeric columns only.
Starting Value Specifies the default starting value of the sequence  
Increment By Specifies the number by which the column value increments  

Constraint

Check Constraint

Specifies the validation rule to attach to the selected column

Selecting the Use Inherited Constraint check box indicates that the property is inherited from the column's domain.
Default Specifies the default value to attach to the selected column Selecting the Use Inherited Default Value check box indicates that the property is inherited from the column's domain.