# AEL types

In AEL, the ORC step automatically converts ORC rows to Spark SQL rows. The following table lists the conversion types.

| ORC Type  | Spark SQL Type |
| --------- | -------------- |
| Boolean   | Boolean        |
| TinyInt   | Short          |
| SmallInt  | Short          |
| Integer   | Integer        |
| BigInt    | Long           |
| Binary    | Binary         |
| Float     | Float          |
| Double    | Double         |
| Decimal   | BigNumber      |
| Char      | String         |
| VarChar   | String         |
| Timestamp | Timestamp      |
| Date      | Date           |