Export /Import using Teradata SQL assistant

Export /Import using Teradata SQL assistant

please Use this option  for few reocrds only (say in 1000's) . For large data volumes use fastload (empty table loading) or Mload utilities

1. Login to the Source Database using Teradata SQL Assistant. ( QA / PROD)

2. Paste the Source SQL Query in the "Query" window.

3. Select the following Menu Option "File=>Export Results"

4. Go to "Tools=>Options" and select the Date Format as 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
P.S:  This option is used when a date column exists in the table. 

5. Run the Query (Press - F5) and Provide the Target Location where you want the output file to be saved:

6. Open the Saved File (ex. Test_Export.txt) and remove the First Line from the File Which contains all the column Names.

7. Login to the Target Database using Teradata SQL Assistant (Dev).

8. Select the following Menu Option "File=>Import Data"

9. Paste the SQL Insert Query in the "Query" window.
ex. Insert into TBENW_RVLTN_REPL_LOC_SKU_FW values (?,?,?,?,?);

NOTE: There should be a '?' as a Place-Holder for all the columns in your Source File.

10. Run the Query (Press - F5).

11. Turn off the Import Data mode and resume querying.




Importing Excel Data into Teradata Table

1. Make sure you have the columns in Excel in the same order as the table you created. Remove the header rows from the Excel file and Save the file as comma delimited file from Excel (CSV File).
2. In SQL Assistant set the Delimiter as ","(comma) .
( Delimiter is available in Menu Tools , Options, Import/Export)

3. Go to "Tools=>Options" and select the Date Format as 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
P.S:  This option is used when a date column exists in the table. 

4. From Teradata SQL Assistant, click 'File', then 'Import Data'.

5. Run the command: insert into TABLENAME values (?,?,?....) 
You must supply a ? (question mark) for every column. So, for a table with 5 columns the values command would look like: values (?,?,?,?,?).

6. Highlight the insert query and Press F5. This will prompt you for a file location. Select the appropriate file.

7. This will load in the order in which they appear in your text file, which is why it is important to match the columns in Excel with the order of the columns in your table.

8. Turn off the Import Data mode and resume querying.