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  1. Preface
  2. Informatica Developer
  3. The Model Repository
  4. Searches in Informatica Developer
  5. Connections
  6. Physical Data Objects
  7. Flat File Data Objects
  8. Logical View of Data
  9. Viewing Data
  10. Application Deployment
  11. Application Patch Deployment
  12. Application Patch Deployment Example
  13. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  14. Object Import and Export
  15. Appendix A: Data Type Reference
  16. Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts
  17. Appendix C: Connection Properties

Developer Tool Guide

Developer Tool Guide

Transformation Data Types

Transformation Data Types

The following table describes the transformation data types:
Data
Type
Size in Bytes
Description
Array
Unlimited number of characters.
Complex data type.
You can use arrays with complex sources and targets.
Bigint
8 bytes
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision of 19, scale of 0
Integer value.
Binary
Precision
1 to 104,857,600 bytes
You cannot use binary data for flat file sources.
Date/Time
16 bytes
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
Precision of 29, scale of 9
(precision to the nanosecond)
Combined date/time value.
Decimal
8 bytes (if high precision is off or precision is greater than 38)
16 bytes (if precision <= 18 and high precision is on)
20 bytes (if precision > 18 and <= 28)
24 bytes (if precision > 28 and <= 38)
Decimal value with declared precision and scale. Scale must be less than or equal to precision.
For transformations that support precision up to 38 digits, the precision is 1 to 38 digits, and the scale is 0 to 38.
For transformations that support precision up to 28 digits, the precision is 1 to 28 digits, and the scale is 0 to 28.
If you specify the precision greater than the maximum number of digits, the Data Integration Service converts decimal values to double in high precision mode.
Double
8 bytes
Double-precision floating-point numeric value.
You can edit the precision and scale. The scale must be less than or equal to the precision.
Integer
4 bytes
-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
Precision of 10, scale of 0
Integer value.
Map
Unlimited number of characters.
Complex data type.
You can use maps with complex sources and targets.
String
Unicode mode: (precision + 1) * 2
ASCII mode: precision + 1
1 to 104,857,600 characters
Fixed-length or varying-length string.
Struct
Unlimited number of characters.
Complex data type
You can use structs with complex sources and targets.
Text
Unicode mode: (precision + 1) * 2
ASCII mode: precision + 1
1 to 104,857,600 characters
Fixed-length or varying-length string.
timestampWithTZ
40 bytes
Aug. 1, 1947 A.D to Dec. 31, 2040 A.D.
-12:00 to +14:00
Precision of 36 and scale of 9.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Timestamp with Time Zone data type does not support the following time zone regions:
  • AFRICA_CAIRO
  • AFRICA_MONROVIA
  • EGYPT
  • AMERICA_MONTREAL

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