Supported data types

The table below shows the default mappings from Qlik Replicate data types to JSON and Avro logical data types.

For information on source data type mappings, see the section for the source endpoint you are using.

For additional information about Qlik Replicate data types, see Replicate data types.

When using the JSON message format, binary values are represented as hexadecimal digits.

Data type mappings
Qlik Replicate Data Types	JSON	Avro Logical Data Types
DATE	STRING	DATE Annotates an Avro INT.
TIME	STRING	TIME-MILLIS Annotates an Avro INT.
TIMESTAMP	STRING	TIMESTAMP-MICROS Annotates an Avro LONG.
STRING	STRING	STRING
WSTRING	STRING	STRING
CLOB	STRING	STRING
NCLOB	STRING	STRING
NUMERIC	STRING	DECIMAL (p,s) Annotates an Avro BYTES.
BYTES	BYTES	BYTES
BLOB	BYTES	BYTES
REAL4	FLOAT	FLOAT
REAL8	DOUBLE	DOUBLE
INT1	INT	INT
INT2	INT	INT
INT4	INT	INT
UINT1	INT	INT
UINT2	INT	LONG
UINT4	LONG	LONG
INT8	LONG	LONG
UINT8	STRING	DECIMAL (20,0) Annotates an Avro BYTES.
BOOLEAN	BOOLEAN	BOOLEAN

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