The smallest unit of data that can be manipulated in SQL is called a value. How values are interpreted depends on the data type of their source. The sources of values are:
The DB2(R) UDB relational database products support both built-in data types and user-defined data types. This section describes the built-in data types. For a description of distinct types, see User-defined types.
The following figure illustrates the various built-in data types supported by the DB2 UDB for iSeries program.
For more details on data types, see the following topics:
For information about specifying the data types of columns, see CREATE TABLE.
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