DISTSTYLE

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Description

Keyword that defines the data distribution style for the whole table.

Click here to navigate to the Amazon Redshift docs page for this syntax.

Grammar Syntax

DISTSTYLE { AUTO | EVEN | KEY | ALL }

Sample Source Patterns

Input Code:

Redshift

IN -> Redshift_01.sql

CREATE TABLE table1 
DISTSTYLE AUTO
AS SELECT * FROM table_test;

CREATE TABLE table2
DISTSTYLE EVEN
AS SELECT * FROM table_test;

CREATE TABLE table3
DISTSTYLE ALL
AS SELECT * FROM table_test;

CREATE TABLE table4
DISTSTYLE KEY
DISTKEY (col1)
AS SELECT * FROM table_test;

Output Code:

Snowflake

OUT -> Redshift_01.sql

CREATE TABLE table1
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "09/17/2024" }}'
----** SSC-FDM-RS0001 - DISTSTYLE AUTO OPTION NOT SUPPORTED. DATA STORAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY HANDLED BY SNOWFLAKE. **
--DISTSTYLE AUTO
AS SELECT * FROM
table_test;

CREATE TABLE table2
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "09/17/2024" }}'
----** SSC-FDM-RS0001 - DISTSTYLE EVEN OPTION NOT SUPPORTED. DATA STORAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY HANDLED BY SNOWFLAKE. **
--DISTSTYLE EVEN
AS SELECT * FROM
table_test;

CREATE TABLE table3
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "09/17/2024" }}'
----** SSC-FDM-RS0001 - DISTSTYLE ALL OPTION NOT SUPPORTED. DATA STORAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY HANDLED BY SNOWFLAKE. **
--DISTSTYLE ALL
AS SELECT * FROM
table_test;

CREATE TABLE table4
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "09/17/2024" }}'
----** SSC-FDM-RS0001 - DISTSTYLE KEY OPTION NOT SUPPORTED. DATA STORAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY HANDLED BY SNOWFLAKE. **
--DISTSTYLE KEY
----** SSC-FDM-RS0001 - DISTKEY OPTION NOT SUPPORTED. DATA STORAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY HANDLED BY SNOWFLAKE. **
--DISTKEY (col1)
AS SELECT * FROM
table_test;

Related EWIs

1. SSC-FDM-RS0001: "Option" not supported. Data storage is automatically handled by Snowflake.