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  1. Preface
  2. Function reference
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Dates
  6. Functions
  7. System variables
  8. Datatype reference

Function Reference

Function Reference

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Decimal and double data types

Decimal and double data types

You can pass decimal and double data from sources to targets and perform transformations on decimal and double data.
Data Integration
 supports the following data types:
Decimal
Precision 1 to 28 digits, scale 0 to 28. You cannot use decimal values with scale greater than precision or a negative precision. Transformations display any range that you assign to a decimal data type, but
Data Integration
 supports precision only up to 28 digits.
When you enable high precision and the field precision is greater than 28 digits,
Data Integration
 stores the result as a double.
Double
Double-precision floating-point numeric value.
You can edit the precision and scale. The scale must be less than or equal to the precision.
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Sharath C K - February 27, 2025

Please verify the below statement given for "Double" Data Type - 

You can edit the precision and scale. The scale must be less than or equal to the precision.

The precision is fixed to 15 and both precision and scale are non-editable values.

Informatica Documentation Team - February 27, 2025

Hi Sharath,

Thanks for reaching out! We're currently verifying this behavior with our development team and will get back to you shortly.

Informatica Documentation Team - March 03, 2025

Hi again Sharath,

We've confirmed with our QA team that you are correct. Double values always have a precision of 15 and a scale of 0. We'll update the documentation in the next major release.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention!