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Db2 for i Source and Microsoft SQL Server Target

The following table identifies the recommended data-type mappings for

configurations with a Db2 for i source and a Microsoft SQL Server target:

Db2 for i Source Data Type	Microsoft SQL Server Target Data Type
bigint	bigint
binary(`size`), 1 <= size <= 8000	varbinary(`n`), 1 <= n <= 8000
binary(`size`), 8001 <= size <= 32766	varbinary(max)
char(`size`) for bit data, 1 <= size <= 8000	varbinary(`n`), 1 <=n <= 8000
char(`size`) for bit data, 8001 <= size <= 32766	varbinary(max)
char(`size`), 1 <= size <= 8000	varchar(`n`), 1 <= n <= 8000
char(`size`), 8001 <= size <= 32766	varchar(max)
date	date
decfloat(`precision`), 16 <= p <= 34	varchar(255)
decimal(p,s), 1 <= p <= 38, 0 <= s <= 38	decimal(p,s), 1 <= p <= 38, 0 <= s <= 38
decimal(p,s), 39 <= p <= 63, 0 <= s <= 62	char(`n`), 40 <= n <= 65
float	float
integer	int
long varbinary	varbinary(max)
long varchar	varchar(max)
long varchar for bit data	varbinary(max)
numeric(p,s), 1 <= p <= 38, 0 <= s <= 38	decimal(p,s), 1 <= p <= 38, 0 <= s <= 38
numeric(p,s), 39 <= p <= 63, 0 <= s <= 62	char(`n`), 40 <= n <= 65
real	real
rowid	varbinary(40)
smallint	smallint
time	time(0)
timestamp(`precision`), 0 <= p <= 7	datetime2(`precision`), 0 <= p <= 7
timestamp(`precision`), 8 <= p <= 12	char(`n`), 28 <= n <= 32
varbinary(`size`), 1 <= size <= 32740	varbinary(`n`), 1 <= n <= max
varchar(`size`) for bit data, 1 <= size <= 32740	varbinary(`n`), 1 <= n <= max
varchar(`size`), 1 <= size <= 32740	varchar(`n`), 1 <= n <= max