data types

A data type defines the limits of a data field in a BIRT Analytics database. For example, the BIRT Data Analytics demo database includes the data types listed in Table G-2.

Table G-2

Data types in BIRT Analytics Loader

Data type	Description
Date	Contains numbers that represent day, month, and year. The default format is mm_dd_yyyy.
Datetime	Date and time data from January 1, 1753, through December 31, 9999, providing accuracy to three-hundredths of a second, or 3.33 milliseconds. The default format is yyyy_mm_dd_hh_MM_ss.
Integer	Integer data from -2^31 (-2,147,483,648) through 2^31-1 (2,147,483,647).
Longint	Integer data from -2^63 (-9,223,372,036,854,775,808) through 2^63-1 (9,223,372,036,854,775,807).
Real	Floating precision number data with the following valid values: -3.40E+38 through -1.18E-38, 0 and 1.18E-38 through 3.40E+38.
String	A sequence of ASCII characters.
Time	Contains a value representing time of day. The default format is hh_MM_ss.
Unicode	A sequence of characters based on consistent encoding, representation, and handling of text as expressed in global writing systems.

Related terms

Data Explorer, data field, Data Tree, record

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