SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Greenplum 4 LIBNAME Statement Data Conversions 551LIBNAME Statement Data ConversionsThe following table shows the default formats that SAS/ACCESS Interface toGreenplum assigns to SAS variables when using the . See “Overview of the LIBNAMEStatement for Relational Databases” on page 87.These default formats are based on Greenplum column attributes.Table 17.3LIBNAME Statement: Default SAS Formats for Greenplum Data TypesGreenplum Data Type SAS Data Type Default SAS FormatCHAR(n)* character $n.VARCHAR(n)* character $n.INTEGER numeric 11.SMALLINT numeric 6.TINYINT numeric 4.BIT numeric 1.BIGINT numeric 20.DECIMAL(p,s) numeric m.nNUMERIC(p,s) numeric m.nREAL numeric noneDOUBLE numeric noneTIME numeric TIME8.DATE numeric DATE9.TIMESTAMP numeric DATETIME25.6* n in Greenplum data types is equivalent to w in SAS formats.The next table shows the default Greenplum data types that SAS/ACCESS assigns toSAS variable formats during output operations when you use the LIBNAME statement.Table 17.4FormatsLIBNAME Statement: Default Greenplum Data Types for SAS VariableSAS Variable Formatm.nother numerics$n.datetime formatsdate formatstime formatsGreenplum Data TypeDECIMAL(p,s)DOUBLEVARCHAR(n)*TIMESTAMPDATETIME* n in Greenplum data types is equivalent to w in SAS formats.