The family of a type decides how it behaves: which filter operators and
literal values it takes and which types it can be compared with. Precise
types share the family of their base type: Varchar(n) is STRING, SmallInt
is INTEGER, Numeric(p,s) is DECIMAL and Timestamp is DATETIME.
The family of a type decides how it behaves: which filter operators and literal values it takes and which types it can be compared with. Precise types share the family of their base type:
Varchar(n)is STRING,SmallIntis INTEGER,Numeric(p,s)is DECIMAL andTimestampis DATETIME.