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Help with converting float to decimal

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:16 pm
by ranga1970
my source is float target is decimal if i map directly some of the data is being lost and my job is throwing warnings, i am using format function but it not of much help, could some one hel or Suggest????

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:05 pm
by vinnz
What are the SQL type,Length and scale you have used in your source/target stages?

natural promotion

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:32 pm
by 1stpoint
Promoting from float to decimal only requires that you have the appropriated length and scale in the decimal column. No transformation is necessary.