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Liquibase Parameters for Teradata

Last updated: October 7, 2026

This page lists all Liquibase parameters specific to the Teradata BTEQ native executor. These parameters are available in Liquibase Secure key.

For a list of general Liquibase parameters, see Liquibase Parameters.

Note: BTEQ executor parameters are not configurable as CLI arguments. Configure them in liquibase.properties, as environment variables, or in liquibase.bteq.conf.

Name (propertiesFile,ENV_VAR)

Type

Description

liquibase.bteq.path

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_PATH

String

Path to the BTEQ executable. Default: bteq (resolved from PATH).

liquibase.bteq.timeout

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_TIMEOUT

Integer

Timeout in seconds for BTEQ execution. Set to -1 to disable. Default: -1.

liquibase.bteq.keep.temp

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_KEEP_TEMP

Boolean

Retain generated BTEQ scripts for debugging. When enabled, scripts are written to the path set by liquibase.bteq.keep.temp.path. Default: false.

liquibase.bteq.keep.temp.path

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_KEEP_TEMP_PATH

String

Directory where retained debug scripts are written. Only used when liquibase.bteq.keep.temp=true. Default: system temp directory.

liquibase.bteq.keep.temp.name

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_KEEP_TEMP_NAME

String

Custom filename for retained debug scripts. Only used when liquibase.bteq.keep.temp=true. Default: auto-generated.

liquibase.bteq.args

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_ARGS

String

Additional arguments passed to the BTEQ process on startup.

liquibase.bteq.logfile

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_LOGFILE

String

Path where BTEQ writes its log output.

liquibase.bteq.maxerror

LIQUIBASE_BTEQ_MAXERROR

Integer

1 = strictest (stop on any error), 8 = errors only. Default: 1.

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