OUTPUT PARAMETERS

This article is about the current transformation of the output parameters and how their functionality is being emulated.

Some parts in the output code are omitted for clarity reasons.

Description

An output parameter is a parameter whose value is passed out of the stored procedure, back to the calling statement. Snowflake has direct support for output parameters.

Sample Source Patterns

Single out parameter

Teradata

IN -> Teradata_02.sql

CREATE PROCEDURE demo.proc_with_single_output_parameters(OUT param1 NUMBER)
BEGIN
 SET param1 = 100;
END;

REPLACE PROCEDURE demo.proc_calling_proc_with_single_output_parameters ()
BEGIN
  DECLARE mytestvar NUMBER;
  CALL demo.proc_with_single_output_parameters(mytestvar);
  INSERT INTO demo.TABLE20 VALUES(mytestvar,432);
END;

Snowflake

OUT -> Teradata_02.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE demo.proc_with_single_output_parameters (PARAM1 OUT NUMBER(38, 18))
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/24/2024" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
 BEGIN
  param1 := 100;
 END;
$$;

--** SSC-FDM-0007 - MISSING DEPENDENT OBJECT "demo.TABLE20" **
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE demo.proc_calling_proc_with_single_output_parameters ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/24/2024" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
 DECLARE
  mytestvar NUMBER(38, 18);
 BEGIN
   
  CALL demo.proc_with_single_output_parameters(:mytestvar);
  INSERT INTO demo.TABLE20
  VALUES (:mytestvar,432);
 END;
$$;

Multiple out parameter

Teradata

IN -> Teradata_03.sql

CREATE PROCEDURE demo.proc_with_multiple_output_parameters(OUT param1 NUMBER, INOUT param2 NUMBER)
BEGIN
  SET param1 = param2;
  SET param2 = 32;
END;

CREATE PROCEDURE demo.proc_calling_proc_with_multiple_output_parameters ()
BEGIN
    DECLARE var1  NUMBER;
    DECLARE var2  NUMBER;
    SET var2 = 34;
    CALL demo.proc_with_multiple_output_parameters(var1, var2);
    INSERT INTO demo.TABLE20 VALUES(var1,var2);
END;

Snowflake

OUT -> Teradata_03.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE demo.proc_with_multiple_output_parameters (PARAM1 OUT NUMBER(38, 18), PARAM2 OUT NUMBER(38, 18))
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/16/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
  BEGIN
    param1 := param2;
    param2 := 32;
  END;
$$;

--** SSC-FDM-0007 - MISSING DEPENDENT OBJECT "demo.TABLE20" **
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE demo.proc_calling_proc_with_multiple_output_parameters ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/16/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
  DECLARE
    var1 NUMBER(38, 18);
    var2 NUMBER(38, 18);
  BEGIN
     
     
    var2 := 34;
    CALL demo.proc_with_multiple_output_parameters(:var1, :var2);
    INSERT INTO demo.TABLE20
    VALUES (:var1, :var2);
  END;
$$;

Related EWIs

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