Index: connectors/translator-hive/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/hive/ImpalaExecutionFactory.java
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diff -u -N -r00cc2edec992a64206980598f9e9580fe729d8e9 -r94f65c4085f9f1eba59518a767f4948e98eee8aa
--- connectors/translator-hive/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/hive/ImpalaExecutionFactory.java	(.../ImpalaExecutionFactory.java)	(revision 00cc2edec992a64206980598f9e9580fe729d8e9)
+++ connectors/translator-hive/src/main/java/org/teiid/translator/hive/ImpalaExecutionFactory.java	(.../ImpalaExecutionFactory.java)	(revision 94f65c4085f9f1eba59518a767f4948e98eee8aa)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         convert.addTypeMapping("float", FunctionModifier.FLOAT); //$NON-NLS-1$
         convert.addTypeMapping("string", FunctionModifier.STRING); //$NON-NLS-1$
         convert.addTypeMapping("timestamp", FunctionModifier.TIMESTAMP); //$NON-NLS-1$
+        convert.addTypeMapping("decimal", FunctionModifier.BIGDECIMAL); //$NON-NLS-1$
         
         registerFunctionModifier(SourceSystemFunctions.CONVERT, convert);