Kofax Ascen 7.5 Release Script for Hummingbird DM 6.0 - Manual (Page 44)

Ascent® 7.5 Release Script for Hummingbird DM 6.0 Release Notes
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Appendix A – Data Type Conversion
The tables in this appendix map Ascent Capture data types to Hummingbird DM data types, and
indicate which combinations are valid.
Refer to your Ascent Capture Help for more information about Ascent Capture data types (Ascent
Capture Help keyword: Data types). You can display Ascent Capture Help from the Help menu
available from any Ascent Capture module. Alternatively, you can click
Start | Programs | Ascent Capture | Ascent Capture Help.
Ascent Value Data Types
When Ascent Value fields are copied to DM profile attributes their data types are converted to DM
data types. The following table contains the conversion between the Ascent Value fields and the
DM profile attributes.
Table 1. Data Type Compatibility
Text Constants
The following table lists the supported Hummingbird DM data types for Ascent Capture text
constants.
Table 2. Text Constants
Ascent Value
Data Types DM
Text DM
Boolean DM
Number DM Date
CHAR 3
DATE 3 3
DECIMAL 3 3
DOUBLE 3 3
FLOAT 3 3
INTEGER 3 3 3
NUMERIC 3 3
REAL 3 3
SMALLINT 3 3 3
TIME 3 3
VARCHAR 3
Ascent
Capture Text
Constants DM
Text DM
Boolean DM
Number DM Date
Text
Constants 3 3 3 3