Knowing the type of data you load into the repository allows you to better understand the structure of your data, including which percentage of the data consists of string, integer, decimal, and null values.
The Discovery Center analyzes and compares data from a number of different external data files. Several of these data sources have unique data types and use their own terminology to describe them. To minimize redundancy, the Discovery Center represents all data types as one of three types:
- Integer
- String
- Decimal
For example, if an attribute contains these three data values: 1200.05, 123,56, and 400, the following data types are assigned to the values:
|
Decimal |
1200.05 |
|
String |
123,56 |
|
Integer |
400 |