Warning: Teradata 16.20 Upgrade May Affect Reporting Queries – Potential Fix Found

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There are some important considerations to keep in mind when upgrading to Teradata 16.20. After upgrading to Teradata 16.20, we noticed that certain reporting queries produced inconsistent result sets upon each execution. Occasionally, the results were accurate, while at other times they were inaccurate. Upon analysis, I found a correlation between Incremental Planning and Execution …

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Why Teradata DBAs Should Prioritize Housekeeping the DBC AccessRights Table

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As any experienced Teradata DBA will tell you, some tables in the Teradata dictionary (DBC) need housekeeping. But some customer sites that I have worked with ignore table DBC.AccessRights. If you have ever analyzed this table on a Teradata system, you will almost certainly spot two things quickly. Since this is a system table, altering …

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Teradata Locking Logger: How to Enable and Analyze Lock Activity

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Turning on the Teradata Locking Loggerby Vasudeva Rao To activate the locking logger, access the DBS console window or cnsterm subsystem and ensure it is enabled. Note that the change will only take effect once the database has been restarted. Below is the dbscontrol help output for the flag that governs the locking logger: 9. LockLogger …

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Global Teradata System Characteristics Database: Help Us Build It!

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Teradata administrators worldwide face similar challenges. I propose creating a worldwide database containing the characteristics of Teradata systems. This will allow for easy comparison and analysis of performance issues between different systems. My initial report displays the CPU idle time and the number of disk I/O waits for every hour throughout the day. To contribute …

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