Here are the default attributes for the result of ABS.
- If the operand is numeric, the format is the default format for the resulting data type.
- If the operand is character, the format is the default format for FLOAT.
- If the operand is a UDT, the format is the default format for the predefined type to which the UDT is implicitly cast.
The NULL keyword has a data type of INTEGER.
For information on data type formats, see Teradata Vantage™ - Data Types and Literals, B035-1143.