Appendix a – data type conversion, Ascent value data types, Text constants – Kofax Ascen 7.5 Release Script for Hummingbird DM 6.0 User Manual
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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