Avro Data Type Conversions
This section covers data type conversions between the Cloud Portal and the Avro file format.
Nota
The Alteryx data types listed in this page reflect the raw data type of the converted column. Depending on the contents of the column, the Transformer Page may re-infer a different data type, when a dataset using this type of source is loaded.
Import
Avro Data Type | Alteryx Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
string | String | |
int | Integer | |
long | Integer | |
float | Decimal | |
double | Decimal | |
boolean | Bool | |
map | Object | |
array | Array | |
record | Object | |
enum | String | |
fixed | String |
Export
On export, Alteryx data types are exported to their corresponding Avro types, with the following specific mappings:
Alteryx Data Type | Avro Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Boolean | BOOLEAN | |
Integer | LONG | |
Decimal | DOUBLE | |
String | STRING |
The fallback data type on export is STRING.