Example: Numeric
Suppose the DeptNo column is defined in table Departments as follows.
CREATE TABLE Departments (DeptName CHARACTER(36) ,DeptNo SMALLINT DEFAULT 100 FORMAT '999' BETWEEN 100 AND 900 ,ManagerID INTEGER);
When the value for the DeptNo field is not provided in an INSERT statement, then the value 100 with type SMALLINT is inserted automatically.
Example: Date Literal
The following example shows a DATE column specified with a DEFAULT date literal:
F4 DATE DEFAULT DATE '2000-01-01'
Example: Current Time
The following example shows a TIME column specified with a DEFAULT of the current time:
Stage TIME(3) DEFAULT CURRENT_TIME(3)
Example: Interval
The following example shows an INTERVAL column specified with a DEFAULT interval:
Scale INTERVAL YEAR(2) DEFAULT INTERVAL -'10' YEAR