metabase / metabase/metabase

Support custom data types

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Administration/Metadata & Sync Type:New Feature
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Description

(this might probably be a dupe)
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Be able to understand and use custom data types https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createtype.html

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Be able to use the custom data types in GUI questions and filters

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Make a view that explodes this data type to a base type

**How important is this feature to you?**
NA

**Additional context**
NA

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with PostgreSQL's CREATE TYPE behavior and how Metabase currently exposes database types to GUI questions and filters. Define the supported custom-type cases and verify that they can be used in both questions and filters; the issue names no files or tests, so the relevant entry points must first be located.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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