When you are setting up a connection against an external data source, Spotfire has to map the data types in the data source against data types in Spotfire. See below for a list of the different data type mappings applicable when working against an ADS (Composite Information Server) database.
ADS (Composite Information Server) Database Type |
Spotfire Data Type |
Supported |
BIT |
Boolean |
Yes |
CHAR |
String |
Yes |
VARCHAR |
String |
Yes |
LONGVARCHAR |
String |
Yes |
DATE |
Date |
Yes |
TIMESTAMP |
DateTime |
Yes |
TIME |
Time |
Yes |
DOUBLE |
Real |
Yes |
FLOAT |
SingleReal |
Yes |
INTEGER |
Integer |
Yes |
SMALLINT |
Integer |
Yes |
TINYINT |
Integer |
Yes |
BIGINT |
LongInteger |
Yes |
DECIMAL(p, s) |
When p <= 9 and
s = 0: Integer |
Yes |
Any other data types are not supported.
See also:
Adding Data Connections to an Analysis
Details on ADS Composite Information Server Connection