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It may be needed to set a TimeStampOutput format.

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Severity

Low

Description

TIMESTAMP_OUTPUT_FORMAT session parameter may need to be set to 'DD-MON-YY HH24.MI.SS.FF AM TZH:TZM' for timestamp output equivalence.

Example Code

Input Code:

-- Given the column
COL1 TIMESTAMP DEFAULT SYSTIMESTAMP

Example of default TIMESTAMP output in Oracle

13-JAN-21 04.18.37.288656 PM +00:00

Output Code:

COL1 TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP /**** WARNING: You may need to set TimeStampOutput format ('DD-MON-YY HH24.MI.SS.FF AM TZH:TZM') ****/

Example of default TIMESTAMP output in Snowflake

2021-01-13 08:18:19.720 -080

Recommendations

  • To change the timestamp output format in Snowflake use the following query:

ALTER SESSION SET TIMESTAMP_OUTPUT_FORMAT = 'DD-MON-YY HH24.MI.SS.FF AM TZH:TZM';
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