DATE FORMAT in HANA table

Question

Hi
I have Csv file in UTF-8 format have fields like data
2012/02/23, XXXXXX( all 2byte characters),........................................
When i import it says invalid number for 2012/02/23.
I created table like this
Create column table Schema1.table (
SHOD     DATE,
MANUD     DATE,
and
Create column table Schema1.table (
SHOD     VARCHAR(10),
MANUD     VARCHAR(10),
both does not allow me to store data into table..any idea please.
Regards
Magalingam

Answer 1

Hi,
If you are using the .ctl file to import .CSV files into HANA, the default source date format is YYYYMMDD. However, if say your source format is in the YYYY/MM/DD format for e.g... you can change your IMPORT statement as follows:
IMPORT FROM '<file_location>.ctl' WITH THREADS 16 BATCH 200000 DATE FORMAT 'YYYY/MM/DD';
It is worth noting the SYTAX of the IMPORT statement as you could transform TIME and TIMESTAMP fields similarly:
IMPORT FROM [<file_type>] <file_path> [INTO <table_name>] [WITH <import_from_option
_list>]
<file_type> ::= CSV FILE | CONTROL FILE
<file_path> ::= '<character>...'
<table_name> ::= [<schema_name>.]<identifier>
<import_from_option_list> ::= <import_from_option> | <import_from_option_list> <import_from_option>
<import_from_option> :: =
THREADS <number_of_threads> |
BATCH <number_of_records_of_each_commit> |
TABLE LOCK |
NO TYPE CHECK |
SKIP FIRST <number_of_rows_to_skip> ROW |
COLUMN LIST IN FIRST ROW |
COLUMN LIST ( <column_name_list> ) |
RECORD DELIMITED BY  '<string_for_record_delimiter>' |
FIELD DELIMITED BY  '<string_for_field_delimiter>' |
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '<character_for_optional_enclosure>' |
DATE FORMAT '<string_for_date_format>' |
TIME FORMAT '<string_for_time_format>' |
TIMESTAMP FORMAT '<string_for_timestamp_format>' |
Thanks,
Anooj