SAP Application (DB) source data types

The following table shows the supported SAP Application (DB) source data types and their default mapping to Replicate data types.

For information on how to view the data type that is mapped in the target, see the section for the target endpoint you are using.

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

data types
ABAB Type	ABAB Type Description	SAP Type	Replicate Data Type
h	Table type	-	BYTES
V	Character string (old Dictionary type VARC)	-	STRING
C	Character string	-	STRING
N	Character string with only digits	-	STRING
D	Date (string: YYYYMMDD)	-	DATE
T	Time (string: HHMMSS)	-	TIME
X	Byte sequence	INT4 (4-byte integer)	I4
INT2 (2-byte integer)	I2	-	-
INT1 (1-byte integer)	I1	-	-
ELSE	If backend type is NUMERIC: NUMERIC If length = 0: BLOB If length > 0: BYTES	-	-
I	Integer number (4-byte integer with sign)	-	INT4
b	2-byte integer	-	INT2
s	1-byte integer	-	INT1
P	Packed number	-	NUMERIC
F	Floating point number to accuracy of 8 bytes	-	R8
g	Character string with variable length	-	STRING
y	Byte sequence with variable length	-	BLOB BYTES
u	Structured type, flat	-	BYTES
v	Structured type, deep	-	BYTES
r	Reference to class/interface	-	BYTES
i	Reference to data object	-	BYTES
n	Numeric text	NUMC	STRING

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