DB2 Data Types Every column in a table has a name and a data type. The data type tells DB2 how much physical storage to set aside for the column and the form in which the data are stored. DB2 uses IBM ...

If the data is date and time, use DATE, TIME, or TIMESTAMP data types. If the data is multimedia, use GRAPHIC, VARGRAPHIC, BLOB, CLOB, or DBCLOB data types. The actual name of the data types may vary ...