Binary Values (SAP Library - Replication Manager: SAP DB)

Binary Values

The following applies for the Replication Manager:

All numeric, external data types (INTEGER, REAL, DECIMAL, ZONED) are interpreted as binary values. These can be converted to any of the internal data types (FIXED, SMALLINT, INTEGER, FLOAT) used by the database.

Data of the data type INTEGER is always interpreted as signed values by the Replication Manager. The way in which this data is represented in the data file can be adjusted with <int_spec>.

Data of the data type REAL is coded in machine-specific format and cannot be transported between different operating systems and computer platforms without additional conversion.