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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to PowerExchange for Vertica
  3. PowerExchange for Vertica Configuration
  4. Vertica Sources and Targets
  5. Vertica Mappings
  6. Vertica Sessions
  7. Appendix A: Vertica Data Type Reference

PowerExchange for Vertica User Guide for PowerCenter

PowerExchange for Vertica User Guide for PowerCenter

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Vertica and Transformation Data Types

Vertica and Transformation Data Types

The following table compares the Vertica data types and the transformation data types:
Vertica Data Type
Transformation Data Type
Description
Bigint
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Binary
Binary
1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Boolean
String
1 to 104,857,600 characters
Bytea
Binary
1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Char
String
1 to 104,857,600 characters
Date
Date/Time
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Datetime
Date/Time
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Decimal
Decimal
Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Double precision
Double
Precision 15
Float
Double
Precision 15
Float (N)
Double
Precision 15
Float8
Double
Precision 15
Int
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Int8
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Integer
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Interval
String
1 to 104,857,600 characters
Money
Numeric (P, S)
Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Number
Decimal
Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Numeric
Decimal
Precision 1 to 28, scale 0 to 28
Raw
Binary
1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Real
Double
Precision 15
Smalldatetime
Date/Time
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Smallint
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Time
Date/Time
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Timestamp
Date/Time
Jan 1, 0001 A.D. to Dec 31, 9999 A.D.
(precision to the nanosecond)
Tinyint
Bigint
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Precision 19, scale 0
Varbinary
Binary
1 to 104,857,600 bytes
Varchar
String
1 to 104,857,600 characters
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