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User Datatypes

Map SQL datatypes to their InterSystems IRIS® data platform equivalents.

Synopsis

[SqlUserDatatypes]    x=a

x is the name of an SQL datatype. a is the InterSystems IRIS equivalent.

Description

The [SqlUserDatatypes] section contains a user-defined datatype descriptions. Each description maps an SQL datatype to its InterSystems IRIS equivalent in the format x=a, as follows:

  • Each keyword x is the name of the SQL datatype, plus any allowed arguments.

  • The value a is the InterSystems IRIS equivalent, including any constraints on the arguments.

Example

With the following line in the CPF, when MYVARCHAR(10) is seen in a statement, the property is created with type %Library.String(MAXLEN=10,TRUNCATE=0).

[SqlUserDatatypes]
MYVARCHAR(%1)=%Library.String(MAXLEN=%1,TRUNCATE=0)

Changing This Parameter

On the User-defined DDL Mappings page of the Management Portal (System Administration > Configuration > SQL and Object Settings > User DDL Mappings), click Create New User-defined DDL Mapping to add a new datatype mapping, or click Edit to modify an existing one.

Instead of using the Management Portal, you can modify datatype definitions in the Config.SqlUserDatatypesOpens in a new tab class (as described in the class reference) or by editing the CPF in a text editor (as described in Editing the Active CPF).

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