title: Why does sqoop map DECIMAL types in an import from Teradata to DOUBLE?
body: <p>I've got Sqoop version: 1.4.6</p>
  
  <p>When importing data from Teradata into Hive, I find that DECIMAL types are converted to DOUBLE.</p>
  
  <p>I wonder why that is when Hive has an exact equivalent datatype.</p>