DECIMAL/NUMERIC Data Types | Data Types and Literals | Teradata Vantage - DECIMAL/NUMERIC Data Types - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Represents a decimal number of n digits, with m of those n digits to the right of the decimal point.

ANSI Compliance

NUMERIC is in the ANSI SQL:2011 standard. DECIMAL is a Teradata synonym for NUMERIC.

Syntax

{ DECIMAL | DEC | NUMERIC } [ ( n [, m ] ) ] [ attributes [...] ]

Syntax Elements

n
The precision (the maximum number of digits that can be stored).
The range is from 1 through 38.
m
The scale (the number of fractional digits).
The range is from 0 through n.
When values are not specified for n, m, then the default is DECIMAL(5, 0).
When a value is not specified for m, then the default is DECIMAL(n, 0).
attributes
Appropriate data type attributes, column storage attributes, or column constraint attributes.
See Core Data Type Attributes and Constraint Attributes for specific information.