2 Data Types

In the OLAP DML, as in other languages, a data type is a collection of values and the definition of one or more operations on those values. This chapter introduces the data types recognized by the OLAP DML. It contains the following topics:

• Categories of OLAP DML Data Types

• Numeric Data Types

• Text Data Types

• Boolean Data Type

• Date Data Types

• Converting from One Data Type to Another