Numeric literals specify numeric values. There are two types of numeric literals: integer and floating point.

You can assign a numeric literal to any of the numeric data types or the money data type without using an explicit conversion function. The DBMS Server automatically converts the literal to the appropriate data type, if necessary.

By default, the period (.) indicates the decimal point. You can change this default by setting II_DECIMAL. For information about setting II_DECIMAL, see the System Administrator Guide.