Teradata Studio Express 14.02 now supports Aster database connectivity. Teradata Studio Express is an information discovery tool for retrieving and displaying data from your Aster database systems. It can be run on multiple operating system platforms, such as Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX. It is built on top of the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) which allows Teradata Studio Express to benefit from the many high quality Eclipse features available while focusing on value-add for the Aster database. Teradata Studio 14.02 is available for download.
Overview
Teradata Studio Express is bundled with the Aster JDBC Driver 5.0.3, allowing users to connect to their Aster database and run SQL statements. A Connection Wizard is provided to help users easily create connection profiles for Aster database.
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Once connected, the Data Source Explorer provides a hierarchical view of Aster database objects such as Database, Schemas, Tables, Columns, Constraints, Indexes, Views, and Map Reduce Functions. Users can also filter the list of schemas, tables, and views.
The Data Source Explorer provides right-click menu options on tables to Edit, Load, Extract, or get Sample Content.
A SQL Editor is provided for users to enter and execute SQL statements. SQL Templates are provided to assist users with the syntax for common SQL commands. Result set data is displayed in the Teradata Result Set Viewer, providing options to move, sort, and filter columns, export result data as text, XML, HTML, CSV, or Excel file format, and print result set data. SQL execution history information for Aster connections is stored in the Teradata SQL History.
Teradata View support is also provided to display more detailed information about Aster database objects. Database information is provided, such as the list of Schemas, Users, and Roles. Additional information is displayed for Map Reduce Functions, Tables, and Views.
Map Reduce Function display provides details about the MR Function, such as its description, usage syntax, and input and output columns.
Table display provides information about columns and column data types, indexes, and constraints.
Conclusion
Teradata Studio Express 14.02 is available on the Download Site. Aster connection support is also provided in Teradata Studio and Teradata Plugin for Eclipse. Additional information is provided in the Teradata Studio Express article.
To ask questions or discuss issues, refer to the Teradata Studio Forum and post your question.