Schema preferences (Talend > Specific Settings)

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You can define the default data length and type of the schema fields of your components.

From the menu bar, click Window > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.
Expand the Talend node, and click Specific Settings > Default Type and Length to display the data length and type of your schema.
Set the parameters according to your needs:
- In the Default Settings for Fields with Null Values area, fill in the data type and the field length to apply to the null fields.
- In the Default Settings for All Fields area, fill in the data type and the field length to apply to all fields of the schema.
- In the Default Length for Data Type area, fill in the field length for each type of data.

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