Cast operations in GOLD

In this table, all the cast combinations between types are available, along with their result.

In the first column, the starting types are listed,

From
Binary
Nominal
Integer
Continuous
Percentage
Currency
Date
Datetime
Time
Month
Week
Quarter

Binary	Nominal	Integer	Continuous	Percentage	Currency	Date	Datetime	Time	Month	Week	Quarter
No change	Always	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible
If possible	No change	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible	If possible
If possible	Always	No change	Always	Always	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)
If possible	Always	Always - loss of info	No change	Always	Always	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always - loss of info	Always	No change	Always	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always - loss of info	Always	Always - loss of info	No change	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	No change	Always	Not allowed	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always - loss of info	No change	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Not allowed	Not allowed	No change	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always	Always	Not allowed	No change	Always - loss of info	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always	Always	Not allowed	Always - loss of info	No change	Always - loss of info
If possible	Always	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always (forced)	Always	Always	Not allowed	Always	Always - loss of info	No change

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Assignment Hierarchy

Here is a graphical representation of the assignment hierarchy in GOLD.