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databricks Platform · Updated Aug 25, 2025

Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables

For newly created synced tables, TIMESTAMP types in source tables are now mapped to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE in synced tables.

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What it does

For newly created synced tables, TIMESTAMP types in source tables are now mapped to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE in synced tables. In existing synced tables, TIMESTAMP types continue to map to TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE. info Lakebase Provisioned is the original Lakebase offering that uses provisioned compute you scale manually.

Why it matters

info Lakebase Provisioned is the original Lakebase offering that uses provisioned compute you scale manually.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

For newly created synced tables, TIMESTAMP types in source tables are now mapped to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE in synced tables. In existing synced tables, TIMESTAMP types continue to map to TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.

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Key takeaway
For newly created synced tables, TIMESTAMP types in source tables are now mapped to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE in synced tables.
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