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Avro Data Types and Transformation Data Types

Avro data types map to transformation data types that the Data Integration Service uses to move data across platforms.

The following table compares the Avro data types that the Data Integration Service supports and the corresponding transformation data types:

Avro Data Type	Transformation Data Type	Range
Array	Array	Unlimited number of characters.
Boolean	Integer	TRUE (1) or FALSE (0).
Bytes	Binary	Precision 4000.
Date	Date/Time	January 1, 0001 to December 31, 9999.
Decimal	Decimal	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	Double	Precision 15.
Fixed	Binary	1 to 104,857,600 bytes.
Float	Double	Precision 15.
Int	Integer	-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 Precision 10 and scale 0.
Long	Bigint	-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807. Precision 19 and scale 0.
Map	Map	Unlimited number of characters.
Record	Struct	Unlimited number of characters.
String	String	1 to 104,857,600 characters.
Time	Date/Time	Time of the day. Precision to microsecond.
Timestamp	Date/Time	January 1, 0001 00:00:00 to December 31, 9999 23:59:59.997. Precision to microsecond.
Union	Corresponding data type in a union of ["primitive_type\|complex_type", "null"] or ["null", "primitive_type\|complex_type"].	Dependent on primitive or complex data type.

Avro Union Data Type

A union indicates that a field might have more than one data type. For example, a union might indicate that a field can be a string or a null. A union is represented as a JSON array containing the data types.

The Developer tool only interprets a union of ["primitive_type|complex_type", "null"] or ["null", "primitive_type|complex_type"]. The Avro data type converts to the corresponding transformation data type.