Define a TIMESTAMP variable with a default null or initialized value
SQL> --var1 TIMESTAMP; -- Implicitly assigns a null value. SQL> --var2 TIMESTAMP := SYSTIMESTAMP; -- Explicitly assigns a value. SQL> --var3 TIMESTAMP(3); -- Explicitly sets precision for null value. SQL> --var4 TIMESTAMP(3) := SYSTIMESTAMP; -- Explicitly sets precision and value. SQL>