Troubleshooting
Problem
The Google JDBC driver prior to version 1.1.9 would describe DATETIME columns as a VARCHAR data type.
Symptom
Models that were created while using older versions of the Google JDBC driver will treat the column as VARCHAR.
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
14 January 2026
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ibm11072118