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Test SQL Server handling of decimal type with negative scale

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#28,418 opened on Feb 23, 2026

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Description

The connector claims support for decimal with negative scale

https://github.com/trinodb/trino/blob/ec36302a2f1f9e256b4512213034ab2aa38dda8a/plugin/trino-sqlserver/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/sqlserver/SqlServerClient.java#L635-L636

it's not tested and may not work

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Write a test to verify SQL Server connector correctly handles decimal type with negative scale. Use the existing testing patterns in the trino sqlserver module.
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javasql
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backenddatabase
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