See ArcGIS field data types for more information. The precision and scale specified in ArcGIS can affect the resultant data type created in the database. Other SQL Server data types that can be viewed The last column provides additional information when needed. The third column shows what other SQL Server data types (if any) map to the ArcGIS data type when you view a table that you created outside ArcGIS. The second column lists the SQL Server data type that ArcGIS creates.

The first column in the following table lists the ArcGIS data types.

Similarly, when you use ArcGIS to copy and paste tables containing unsupported data types from one database to another, ArcGIS only pastes columns that use a supported data type. ArcGIS does not display unsupported data types, and you cannot edit unsupported data types through ArcGIS. When you access a database table through a Database Connection, query layer, or web service, ArcGIS filters out any unsupported data types.

How the data in that column is stored in the databaseĪrcGIS works with specific data types.

What operations you can use on the data in that column.

What values you can store in the column.When you create a table or add a column to a table in a database, you define a specific data type for the column.

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