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Datatype for surrogate key

spur230Dec 26 2012 — edited Dec 26 2012
I am using Oracle 11.2.0.3. What is the best practice for choosing data type for surrogate key?

In my work place , I see other developers using NUMBER or INTEGER.

Thanks.
This post has been answered by Frank Kulash on Dec 26 2012
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