Data Type Mapping for Db2 for Linux, Unix and Windows - DSS 6 | Data Source Solutions Documentation

Documentation: Data Type Mapping for Db2 for Linux, Unix and Windows - DSS 6 | Data Source Solutions Documentation

Data Type Mapping for Db2 for z/OS

This section lists the mapping of data types for Db2 for z/OS.

Db2 for z/OS as Source

When Db2 for z/OS is used as a source location, following is the mapping of data types in Db2 for z/OS to the corresponding Data Source Solutions DSS repository data type.

Db2 for z/OS Capture Support Repository Data Type
smallint Native smallint
integer Native integer
bigint Native bigint
decimal Native decimal
decfloat Native decfloat
real Native real
double Native double
date Native ansidate
time Native time2
timstamp without time zone Native timestamp
timestamp with time zone Native db2 timestamp with time zone
char Native char
varchar Native varchar
clob Native clob
binary Native binary
blob Native blob
varbinary Native varbinary
dbclob Native nclob
graphic Native nchar
vargraphic Native nvarchar
xml Native db2 xml
rowid Not Supported

Db2 for z/OS as Target

When Db2 for z/OS is used as a target location, following is the mapping of DSS repository data types to the corresponding data type in Db2 for z/OS.

Text in green cell indicates the native data type of the DBMS

{% partial file="dss6/advanced-operations/data-type-mapping/db2-for-z-os.template.md" /%}