Employee_number hr.per_all_people_f varchar2 data type

Hello Oracle gurus, could someone tell me why the number of employee in the table Per_All_People_F column is varchar2 instead of the data type data type Number.

Thanks in advance, Naveen Gagadam

Hi Naveen

The employee number may be whatever it is based on the requirement, for example, you can have employee number which begins with the a. The data type of this field is Varchar2 instead of the number so you can customize employee number using the quick forumla.

HTH
Gerard

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