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SQL programmingYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
Guide to SQL: SyntaxThe HCL OneDB™ Guide to SQL: Syntax describes the syntax of the statements, data types, expressions, operators, and built-in functions of the HCL OneDB™ dialect of the SQL language.
SQL statementsThis chapter describes the syntax and semantics of SQL statements that are recognized by HCL OneDB™.
ALTER TABLE statementUse the ALTER TABLE statement to modify the schema of an existing table.
MODIFY Clause Use the MODIFY clause to change the data type, length, or default value of a column, to add or remove the security label of a column, to allow or disallow NULL values in a column, or to reset the serial counter of a SERIAL, SERIAL8, or BIGSERIAL column.
How Modifying a Column Affects Views

How Modifying a Column Affects Views

When you modify a column in a table, the views based on that table remain unchanged. If a view is invalidated when you alter the underlying table, you must rebuild the view.