DECIMAL data type

Decimal is a numeric data type used with scale constraint.

DDL Syntax

DECIMAL[({SCALE value})]

Arguments

Argument	Description
DECIMAL	Numeric data type ideally used for decimal numbers where the exact scale is known.
SCALE	Constraint that determines the number of digits of precision to store after the decimal point. integer value of zero or more. Defaults to two (2)

Additional information

Values added to a column with DECIMAL data type are truncated to the stated number of decimal places.
- Users should round their values prior to ingestion.
STRING values added to Columns with DECIMAL data type are parsed as floats where possible
Aggregate and range queries work best with DECIMAL data types.
Use STRING data type if you intend to run queries to group by or search for distinct values.

Examples

CREATE TABLE with all data types

create table allcoltypes
  (
    _id id,
    intcol int min 0 max 10000,
    boolcol bool,
    timestampcol timestamp timeunit 'ms',
    decimalcol decimal(2),
    stringcol string,
    stringsetcol stringset,
    stringsetcolq stringsetq timequantum 'YMD' ttl '24h',
    idcol id,
    idsetcol idset,
    idsetcolq idsetq timequantum 'YMD' ttl '24h'
  )
  comment 'table containing all column types';

CREATE TABLE with decimal data type

create table products
  (_id id, prodlist string, price decimal(2) stock int);
create table services
  (_id id, servicelist string, price decimal(2));