Teradata 14 Certification Exams Objectives

The high level objectives represent the general content areas. The more detailed
information below the objective indicates representative topic areas. All Teradata 14
functions and features that fall within the stated objective areas are eligible topics on an
exam.

TE0-141 Teradata 14 Basics

Data Warehouse Architectures
o physically distributed architectures, non-centralized
data warehouses, Teradata Active Solutions, Enterprise
data model
Relational Database Concepts
o relational database terminology, pros and cons of
various database logical models
Teradata RDBMS Components and Architecture
o features and benefits of Teradata technology (AMPs,
PEs, BYNET) and interfaces (ODBC, JDBC), MOSI,
mTDP
Database Managed Storage
o primary index (PI, NUPI, NoPI), data distribution,
partitioned tables (PPI, Columnar), space (perm,
spool), storage optimization techniques
Data Access Methods
o primary and secondary indexes (UPI, NUPI, NoPI, USI,
NUSI), partitioned tables (PPI, Columnar), join indexes,
full table scans, locking
Data and Performance Availability Features
o fallback, journals, node failover, cliques, hot standby,
RAID1
Teradata Tools and Utilities

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o Load/Unload, query tools, Teradata Analyst Pack, dual

systems (Unity Ecosystem Manager, Unity Director,
Unity Data Mover), ARC
Workload Management
o response time, throughput, tactical, strategic, row vs.
set processing, workload management tools (TASM,
TDWM, Priority Scheduler)
Security and Privacy
o LDAP, single sign-on, passwords, views, macros, UDFs,
row level security

TE0-142 Teradata 14 SQL

Basic Teradata Extensions

Data Definition Language (DDL) (Non-Temporal)
Data Manipulation Language (DML) (Non-temporal)
Views and Macros (Non-temporal)
Logical and Conditional Expressions
Data Conversions and Computations
CASE Expressions
Subqueries and Correlated Subqueries
Joins (Non-temporal)
Attribute and String Functions
Set Operations
Analytical Functions
Time/Date/Timestamp/Intervals (ANSI vs. Teradata) (Nontemporal)
Aggregations
SQL Optimization Concepts
Temporal Concepts

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TE0-143 Teradata 14 Physical Design and Implementation

Physical Database Design Overview
o extending the logical data model, denormalization,
primary index choices, derived data, database
hierarchy (databases and users)
Table Attributes
o Set tables, Multi-set tables, Queue tables, temporary
tables, ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE, table-level
options
Column Attributes
o data types, Referential Integrity, UNICODE
Statistics
o multi-column statistics, SAMPLE statistics, SUMMARY
statistics, MAXINTERVAL, ROLLUP, tables and views
used for statistics collection
Primary Indexes
o UPI, NUPI, NoPI
Table Partitioning
o PPI, MLPPI, Character PPI, NO RANGE, Column
Partitioning, ALTER TABLE TO CURRENT
Compression
o Multi-value Compression, Block Level Compression,
Algorithmic Compression, temperature-based Block
Level Compression, column partitioning (compress
options)
Secondary Indexes
o USI, NUSI
Other Index Types
o STJI, AJI, Multi-table join indexes, other join indexes
(compressed, non-compressed, covering)
Physical Database Operations
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o query optimization (row access, aggregation), index

utilization (partial value searches, data type
conversions), table joins, skewed processing
Teradata Query Analysis
o E.g., EXPLAIN, DBQL, nested views, Teradata Analyst
Pack, Viewpoint
Temporal Design Considerations
o E.g., temporal tables (VALIDTIME, TRANSACTIONTIME,
BITEMPORAL), temporal views (SEQUENCED, NONSEQUENCED, CURRENT time)
TE0-14B Teradata 14 Bridge from Teradata 12*
The Teradata 14 Bridge from Teradata 12 Exam allows Teradata
12 certified candidates, in good standing, to move, or bridge,
from the Teradata 12 Certification track to the Teradata 14
Certification track without starting the track from the beginning.
This exam covers content from the above mentioned baseline
exams (TE0-141, TE0-142, TE0-143) with a focus on changes
since the release of the Teradata 12 database including: Teradata
Database 13.0, Teradata Database 13.1,Teradata Database 14.0
(including SLES 11)
Exam Objectives Include (see above for details):
Data Warehouse Architectures, Teradata RDBMS
Components and Architecture
Database Managed Storage, Data Access Methods
Teradata Tools and Utilities, Security and Privacy
Basic Teradata Extensions, Data Definition Language (DDL)
(Non-temporal), Data Manipulation Language (DML) (Nontemporal)
Views and Macros (Non-temporal), Subqueries and
Correlated Subqueries, Joins (Non-temporal)
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 Attribute and String Functions,

Time/Date/Timestamp/Intervals (ANSI vs. TERADATA) (Nontemporal), Temporal Concepts
Physical Database Design Overview, Physical Database
Operations, Teradata Query Analysis
Table Attributes, Column Attributes
Statistics
Primary Indexes, Secondary Indexes
Table Partitioning
Compression
Temporal Design Considerations
*TE0-14B is eligibility based. Only candidates in good standing holding a Teradata 12
Technical Specialist Certification or more advanced certification levels are eligible to take
this exam.

TE0-144 Teradata 14 Database Administration

System Software Setup and Parameters
o ctl/xctl, DBSControl, DIP, Reconfiguration
User and Security Management
o access rights, profiles, roles, row-level security, user
authentication, views
Session Management
o identify and resolve session management, response
time, and throughput problems, including
authentication time; identify users in shared userid
situations and use of trusted sessions
Load and Extract
o load utilities, Teradata Parallel Transporter, utility
limits, recovery procedures for load utility failures
System Administration Tools
o tools and resources used for performance, monitoring,
management and maintenance (E.g., Access Logging,
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Data Dictionary, DBQL, Ferret, Locking Logger,

Recovery Manager, ResUsage, Show Locks, SQL hash
functions, Teradata Administrator, Teradata Index
Wizard, Teradata Multi-System Manager (TMSM),
Teradata Statistics Wizard, Teradata System Emulation
Tool, Teradata Visual Explain, Viewpoint)
System Workload Analysis and Management
o "Account String Expansion (ASE), AMPUsage, AWTs,
bottlenecks, DBQL, Priority Scheduler, ResUsage,
Viewpoint Workload Designer (SLES 11 ), workload
management (SLES 11)
Performance Optimization
o causes of poor performance, techniques to improve
performance, effects of Rollback, use of DBQL, a
historical operational repository from Dictionary tables,
and levels and types of statistics collection
Capacity Management and Planning
o inputs needed for planning, calculating space
requirements, diagnosing capacity shortfalls, adding
compression
Business Continuity
o archive/restore/recover (including partitions), copy,
data protection, Online Archive, online reconfiguration
Object Maintenance
o altering tables, partition maintenance, stored
procedures, table functions, triggers, user defined
functions and types

TE0-145 Teradata 14 Solutions Development

Solution development process
o Data integration and access, performance analysis
tools, and data model characteristics
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 Solution development considerations:

o Active data warehouse and BI environments, row and
set manipulation, data integration performance,
partitioning, security and privacy tools and features.
Transaction Processing and Lock Management
o Deadlocks, utility locks, explicit and implicit
transactions, transaction mode.
Solution development planning process
o Capacity, security, and database object planning,
analyzing solution performance metrics
Advanced SQL Concepts
o Triggers, temporary tables, date and time
manipulation, join processing, NULL processing,
recursive queries, stored procedures, OLAP.
Data integration strategies
o export options, load strategies, referential integrity,
locking, set and multi-set tables, TPT, TPump, BTEQ,
MultiLoad.
Access Layer and Data Delivery Strategies
o Impact of application requirements on data access
strategy, relationship between data integration options
and data access performance, partitioning,
Solution optimization
o performance improvement, statistics collection,
secondary and join indexes, partitioning, understanding
EXPLAINs, and Load utility performance.

TE0-146 Teradata 14 Enterprise Architecture

General Concepts
o the analytic architecture framework, workload
management, operational and capacity considerations,
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creating a representative test environment, methods

for archiving and deleting excessive and obsolete data
System Planning and Space Management
o identifying methods for developing system sizing
estimates, determining appropriate hardware
configuration, planning system and application
availability characteristics, describing the features and
functions of TVS
Optimization
o balancing and reserving system resources, establishing
a query management and workload policy, determining
improvement options for slow-running queries,
determining the tools necessary for performance
evaluation, optimizing an application database
Data Integration (Data Source to Database Target)
o utilize the most efficient data integration strategy,
evolve the logical data model to the physical data
model, client software and connectivity protocols,
consider application requirements such as Referential
Integrity to integration strategies, identify the impact
to data integration during a system restart
Data Protection
o data protection and availability options, considerations
for controlling user access, methods to meet privacy
requirements and user access auditing requirements,
backup and recovery approaches
Data Governance
o purpose and benefits of master data management and
metadata capture on a growing data warehouse
Information Delivery Strategies
o using in-database analytics, ROLAP technology, or
external cube technology, exporting data from a
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Teradata environment, migrating applications from an

EDW to another Teradata system, designing for a data
mart or ad hoc environment, developing optimized
access and semantic layers

TEB-147 Teradata 14 Comprehensive Mastery

Workload Management
o TASM system and workload level events; utility session
usage; workloads, exception rules, throttles; SLES 11
Priority Scheduler; workload management on SLES 11;
AWT exhaustion
Performance Management and Query Optimization
o evaluating query performance and implementing
performance optimizations , including use of statistics
collection, DBQL, indexes (PI, SI, JI, AJI, PPI, etc.)
Database Design
o use of columnar, partitioning (PPI and MLPPI), and
temporal.
Configuration/Space Management and Capacity Planning
o estimating resource requirements for an application;
usage and monitoring of compression; managing
system capacity
Data Management and Integration
o optimizing data load strategies; identifying areas for
data integrity improvements; improving single-system
availability; routing queries and synchronizing data in a
multi-system environment

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