Question: what are the data types in hive?
Answer: Integral Types (TINYINT, SMALLINT, INT/INTEGER, BIGINT) 1.2.2. Strings. Varchar. Char. Timestamps. Casting Dates. Intervals. Decimals. Decimal Literals. Decimal Type Incompatibilities between Hive 0.12.0 and 0.13.0. Upgrading Pre-Hive 0.13.0 Decimal Columns.