Teradata.Database - Function

Teradata.Database is a Power Query M function that connects to a Teradata database on a specified server and retrieves SQL tables and views. The function returns a table with the Teradata database tables and views, and provides multiple optional parameters to customize the connection and query.

Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365

Syntax

Teradata.Database(
   server as text,
   optional options as nullable record,
) as table

Description

Returns a table of SQL tables and views from the Teradata database on server server. The port may be optionally specified with the server, separated by a colon. An optional record parameter, options, may be specified to control the following options:

CreateNavigationProperties : A logical (true/false) that sets whether to generate navigation properties on the returned values (default is true).
NavigationPropertyNameGenerator : A function that is used for the creation of names for navigation properties.
Query : A native SQL query used to retrieve data. If the query produces multiple result sets, only the first will be returned.
CommandTimeout : A duration that controls how long the server-side query is allowed to run before it is canceled. The default value is ten minutes.
ConnectionTimeout : A duration that controls how long to wait before abandoning an attempt to make a connection to the server. The default value is driver-dependent.
HierarchicalNavigation : A logical (true/false) that sets whether to view the tables grouped by their schema names (default is false).

The record parameter is specified as [option1 = value1, option2 = value2…] or [Query = “select …”] for example.

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Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/teradata-database