Back-End Adapter Data Type Support; Data Type Mapping - Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.4 User Manual

Back-end Adapter Data Type Support

OracleAS Adapters for IMS/DB supports a number of data types that are used when
defining metadata in Oracle Studio. The data types are mapped from the COBOL data
types during the import procedure.

Data Type Mapping

The COBOL data type COMP, in the table is an abbreviation for, and synonymous with,
COMPUTATIONAL. Square brackets ([ ]) denote optional qualifiers for some COBOL
compilers, which may not be allowed for other COBOL compilers.
Table 8–7
COBOL Data Type
BINARY (with fractional data)
BINARY (without fractional data)
COMP (with fractional data)
COMP (without fractional data)
COMP-2
COMP-3
COMP-4 (with fractional data)
COMP-4 (without fractional data)
COMP-5 (with fractional data)
COMP-5 (without fractional data)
COMP-X (with fractional data)
COMP-X (without fractional data)
INDEX
[SIGN [IS]] LEADING
[SIGN [IS]] LEADING SEPARATE
[CHARACTER]
NATIVE-2
The mapping of data types between OracleAS Adapters for
Note:
IMS/DB and Oracle Application Server is performed internally by
Oracle Connect.
Data Type Mapping: COBOL and Oracle Connect Back-end Adapter
Oracle Connect Data Type
string
int
string
int
double
string
string
int
string
int
string
int
int
string
string
int
Back-end Adapter Data Type Support B-1
B