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Column Data Type Properties

Column data types include all the inferred data types for each column in the profile results.
To view data type information, select Data types from the Show list. Double-click a data type to drill-down to the rows that contain the data type.
The following table describes the properties for the column data types:
Property
Description
Data type
List of all the inferred data types for the column in the profile.
Frequency
Number of times a data type appears for a column, expressed as a number.
% Conformance
Percentage that a data type appears for a column.
Status
Indicates the status of the data type. The statuses are Inferred, Approved, or Rejected.
Inferred
Indicates the data type of the column that the Developer tool inferred.
Approved
Indicates an approved data type for the column. When you approve a data type, you commit the data type to the Model repository.
Rejected
Indicates a rejected data type for the column.