Amazon Redshift will no longer support the creation of new Python UDFs starting Patch 198. Existing Python UDFs will continue to function until June 30, 2026. For more information, see the [ blog post ](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/). 

# DECIMAL\$1SCALE function
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Checks the number of decimal digits to be stored to the right of the decimal point. The range of the scale is from 0 to the precision point, with a default of 0.

## Syntax
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```
DECIMAL_SCALE(super_expression)
```

## Arguments
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*super\$1expression*  
A `SUPER` expression or column.

## Return type
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`INTEGER`

## Examples
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To apply the DECIMAL\$1SCALE function to the table t, use the following example.

```
CREATE TABLE t(s SUPER);

INSERT INTO t VALUES (3.14159);

SELECT DECIMAL_SCALE(s) FROM t;

+---------------+
| decimal_scale |
+---------------+
|             5 |
+---------------+
```