> On Jan 7, 2025, at 22:44, David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You suggest a type with a minimum size of 6 bytes when the complaint is that the otherwise acceptable 2 byte data type is too large? Although it's not clear from the OP's question, if there are going to be a significant number of these 3-bit fields, packing them into a bitstring might be a way forward. It's a good solution for tables with a ton of booleans.
