In order to make your issue reports as actionable as possible, please provide the following information, depending on the issue type.

Bug report

For bug reports, provide this information, please:

What Debezium connector do you use and what version?

ibmi, 3.0.0.Final

What is the connector configuration?

debezium.source.connector.class=io.debezium.connector.db2as400.As400RpcConnector

debezium.source.offset.flush.interval.ms=2000
debezium.source.offset.storage.file.filename=./data-db2/offsets.dat

debezium.source.database.hostname=PUB400.COM
debezium.source.database.port=446
debezium.source.database.user=*******
debezium.source.database.password=*******
debezium.source.database.dbname=AZIZACALM2
debezium.source.database.schema=AZIZACALM2
debezium.source.table.include.list=AZIZACALM2.TEST_TABLE
debezium.source.topic.prefix=PUB400.COM
debezium.source.tombstones.on.delete=false
debezium.source.decimal.handling.mode=string

debezium.sink.type=rabbitmq
debezium.sink.rabbitmq.connection.host=localhost
debezium.sink.rabbitmq.connection.port=5672
debezium.sink.rabbitmq.connection.username=*******
debezium.sink.rabbitmq.connection.password=*******
debezium.sink.rabbitmq.exchange=db2.exchange

quarkus.log.console.json=false
quarkus.log.category."io.debezium.connector.db2as400.As400StreamingChangeEventSource".level=DEBUG
quarkus.http.port=8083
quarkus.log.file.json=false
quarkus.log.file.enable=true
quarkus.log.file.path=data-db2/ibmi-connector.log

What is the captured database version and mode of deployment?

(E.g. on-premises, with a specific cloud provider, etc.)

IBMi 7.5, PUB400.COM

What behavior do you expect?

DECIMAL fields appear as string

What behavior do you see?

DECIMAL fields appear as byte string

Do you see the same behaviour using the latest released Debezium version?

(Ideally, also verify with latest Alpha/Beta/CR version)

Yes

Do you have the connector logs, ideally from start till finish?

(You might be asked later to provide DEBUG/TRACE level log)

ibmi-connector.log

How to reproduce the issue using our tutorial deployment?

https://debezium.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/433074-community-ibmi/topic/DB2.20IBMi.20.7C.20Decimal.20mode

Feature request or enhancement

For feature requests or enhancements, provide this information, please:

Which use case/requirement will be addressed by the proposed feature?

<Your answer>

Implementation ideas (optional)

<Your answer>