Rule Definition
For understandability and data consistency, implicit data conversion should be avoided. If you don't control explicitly data conversion, you might have unexpected behavior.
Remediation
Use conversion function like : TO_CHAR(Date), TO_CHAR(Number), TO_DATE(), TO_DECIMAL(), TO_FLOAT(), TO_INTEGER(), TO_NUMBER(), TO_BIGINT() in place of implicit data conversion.
Violation Code Sample
For example, you map or apply a string datatype to a date, an integer or a float datatype.
Reference
Informatica Best Practice
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - Unexpected Behavior
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