Data type conversion

Data types of linked Kofax Values must be compatible with OpenText eDOCS DM data types.

When Kofax fields are copied to DM profile attributes, their data types are converted to DM data types. The following table contains the conversion between the Kofax fields and the DM profile attributes.

Table 1. Compatibility with OpenText eDOCS DM Data Types

Kofax Data Types

DM Text

DM Boolean

DM Number

DM Date

CHAR

x

DATE

x

x

DECIMAL

x

x

DOUBLE

x

x

FLOAT

x

x

INTEGER

x

x

x

NUMERIC

x

x

REAL

x

x

SMALLINT

x

x

x

TIME

x

x

VARCHAR

x

The following table lists the supported OpenText eDOCS DM data types for Kofax text constants.

Table 2. Kofax Text Constants

Kofax Text Constants

DM Text

DM Boolean

DM Number

DM Date

Text Constant

x

x

x

x