{"id":23153,"date":"2024-03-16T00:53:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-table-structure-in-teradata\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:35:14","slug":"how-to-view-the-table-structure-in-teradata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-table-structure-in-teradata\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view the table structure in Teradata?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can use the following SQL statement to view the structure of a Teradata table:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SHOW<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">&lt;<\/span>database_name<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&gt;<\/span>.<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&lt;<\/span>table_name<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&gt;<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In which, <database_name> is the name of your database, and <table_name> is the name of the table you want to view.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you can use the following SQL statement to view the detailed structure of the table:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>HELP <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">&lt;<\/span>database_name<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&gt;<\/span>.<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&lt;<\/span>table_name<span class=\"hljs-operator\">&gt;<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will display the column names, data types, lengths, and other properties of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the above SQL statements need to be executed in Teradata SQL Assistant or other tools that support Teradata SQL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use the following SQL statement to view the structure of a Teradata table: SHOW TABLE &lt;database_name&gt;.&lt;table_name&gt;; In which, is the name of your database, and is the name of the table you want to view. 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