Find all numeric columns in Vertica database

Numeric in Vertica database are columns with the following data types: Integer, Float, Numeric.

The query below lists all columns with numeric data types.

Query

select table_schema,
       table_name,
       ordinal_position as col_no,
       column_name,
       t.type_name,
       numeric_precision,
       numeric_scale
from v_catalog.columns c
join v_catalog.types t
     on c.data_type_id = t.type_id
where type_name in ('Integer', 'Float', 'Numeric')
order by table_schema,
         table_name,
         ordinal_position;

Columns

  • table_schema - schema name
  • table_name - name of the table
  • col_no - column position within table
  • column_name - name of the column
  • type_name - type of data
  • numeric_precision - precision of the numeric column
  • numeric_scale - scale of the numeric column

Rows

  • One row represents one column with a numeric data type
  • Scope of rows: all columns containing numeric data types in the database
  • Ordered by schema name and table name

Sample results

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