Create a global temporary table
Use the following commands to create and identify global temporary tables:
To create a global temporary table:
create global temp table <table name> (colname datatype)
create global temp table <table name> as select * from <table name>
To identify a global temporary table in the database, use \d, and verify the
value for
Type:- If
GLOBALis specified, then a global temporary table is defined. - If
LOCALis specified, then a local temporary table is defined. - If
TEMPis specified, then a local temporary table is defined.
GTT.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> \d
List of relations
Schema | Name | Type | Owner
-------+------+------------------+-------
ADMIN | GT1 | GLOBAL TEMP TABLE| ADMIN
(1 row)
Restrictions:
- Similarly to local temporary tables, ADD and DROP of columns are not allowed on global temporary tables.
- User can't load data in a global temporary table using nzload.
- Global Temporary Tables (GTT) cannot be altered once created.
- GTT with constraints can not be restored and may result
nzrestorefailure with following error:Operation not allowed on a Global Temp Table Template.