Creating and Using Domains › Assign a Data Type to a Domain

Assign a Data Type to a Domain

A data type is a domain property and defines the physical properties of a column in a database. You can define length (number of characters), type (alpha or numeric), and precision (decimal) properties. You can also define a logical data type, which usually corresponds to a physical data type.

By default, a new domain is assigned the same data type as its parent domain. You can change it at any time.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Model, Domains.

   The Domain Editor opens.

2. Select the domain in the Navigation Grid for which you want to assign a data type.
3. Select a new data type for the domain using the drop-down list in the Logical Data Type column (logical edit mode) or the Physical Data Type column (physical edit mode).
4. Click Close.

   The data type is assigned to the domain and the Domain Editor closes.