SetDataType
-----------

Sets the data type of a variable.   
Examples:   

```
"dataType": "Text",
"subTypeSchema": "Stata 15.1",
"subType": "str1"
```

```
"dataType": "Numeric",
"subTypeSchema": "https://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CV/DataType_1.0.html" ,
"subType": "Int"
```




Properties
~~~~~~~~~~

.. csv-table::
   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "Variables",":doc:`/composite-types/VariableReferenceBase/index`","0..n","The variables that will have their type set"
   "DataType","`string <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#string>`_","1..1","General type of a variable,  e.g.  ""Text"" or ""Numeric"". Valid values include: Text, Numeric, Boolean, Date-Time, Factor"
   "SubTypeSchema","`string <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#string>`_","0..1","A vendor or standards body with a controlled vocabulary.  The value can be a URL."
   "SubType","`string <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#string>`_","0..1","The name used in the associated schema."

Properties Inherited from TransformBase
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. csv-table::
   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "ProducesDataframe",":doc:`/composite-types/DataframeDescription/index`","0..n","Signify the dataframe which this transform produces."
   "ConsumesDataframe",":doc:`/composite-types/DataframeDescription/index`","0..n","Signify the dataframe which this transform acts upon."

Properties Inherited from CommandBase
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. csv-table::
   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "Command","`string <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#string>`_","1..1","The type of command"
   "SourceInformation",":doc:`/composite-types/SourceInformation/index`","0..n","Information about the source of the command."
   "MessageText","`string <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#string>`_","0..n","Adds a message that can be displayed with the command."


Item Type Hierarchy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* :doc:`/composite-types/CommandBase/index`
    * :doc:`/composite-types/TransformBase/index`
        * **SetDataType**


Relationships
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following identified item types reference this type.

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