OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Schema Migration > OpenEdge DB to MS SQL Server
Data types
By default, ABL DATE and DATETIME data types were mapped to MS SQL Server DATETIME data
types. However, the migration tool provides you with the option of selecting the following
datetime data type mapping:
OpenEdge Data Type MSS Data Type
DATE DATE
DATETIME DATETIME2
DATETIME-TZ DATETIMEOFFSET
To override the default mapping and choose a mapping to the data types supported by MS SQL
Server 2008, uncheck the Map to MSS ‘Datetime’ Type option in the migration dialog:
Note: Do not uncheck the Map to MSS ‘Datetime’ Type option if your migration target is
not an MS SQL Server 2008 database or above. You will receive an error message if
you try to connect to a version of MS SQL Server prior to 2008, or if you use a native
driver lower than SNAC-10, or if you use a non-native driver to connect.
Verify Table Definitions and Adjust Schema utilities
The Verify Table Definitions utility enables you to verify that the definitions in the schema
holder match the definition of objects in the foreign database. The Adjust Schema utility
compares the connected OpenEdge database to the schema image in the connected schema
holder and updates the OpenEdge attributes necessary for your ABL code to run against both
data sources. Both utilities are updated to work with datetime data types.
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