diff --git a/lib/Types.js b/lib/Types.js
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@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp. 2019
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
+// associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+// including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
+// sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT
+// NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+/*
+ * From XMLSERVICEQUICK reference
+ * http://yips.idevcloud.com/wiki/index.php/XMLService/XMLSERVICEQuick
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * |  xmlservice      |  C/SQL         |  Fixed-format RPG           |
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * |  3i0             |  int8/byte     |  D myint8   3i  0           |
+ * |  5i0             |  int16/short   |  D myint16  5i  0           |
+ * |  10i0            |  int32/int     |  D myint32  10i 0           |
+ * |  20i0            |  int64/int64   |  D myint64  20i 0           |
+ * |  3u0             |  uint8/ubyte   |  D myint8   3u  0           |
+ * |  5u0             |  uint16/ushort |  D myint16  5u  0           |
+ * |  10u0            |  uint32/uint   |  D myint32  10u 0           |
+ * |  20u0            |  uint64/uint64 |  D myint64  20u 0           |
+ * |  32a             |  char          |  D mychar   32a             |
+ * |  32a (varying=2) |  varchar       |  D mychar   32a varying     |
+ * |  32a (varying=4) |  varchar4      |  D mychar   32a varying(4)  |
+ * |  12p2            |  packed        |  D mydec    12p 2           |
+ * |  12s2            |  zoned         |  D myzone   12s 2           |
+ * |  4f2             |  float         |  D myfloat  4f              |
+ * |  8f4             |  real/double   |  D myfloat  8f              |
+ * |  3b              |  binary        |  D mybin    (any)           |
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} length - The number of binary characters.
+ * @returns {object} - The binary data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+
+function Binary(length) {
+  return { type: `${length}b` };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} length - The number of characters within the varchar.
+ * @returns {object} - The character data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function Char(length) {
+  return { type: `${length}a` };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} length - The number of characters.
+ * @returns {object} - The long varchar data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function LongVarchar(length) {
+  return { type: `${length}a`, varying: '4' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} length - The number of characters.
+ * @returns {object} - The varchar data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function Varchar(length) {
+  return { type: `${length}a`, varying: '2' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} - The double data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function Double() {
+  return { type: '8f4' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} - The float data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function Float() {
+  return { type: '4f2' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} totalDigits -The number of integer digits.
+ * @param {number} decimalDigits - The number of decimal digits.
+ * @returns {object} - The packed data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function PackedDecimal(totalDigits, decimalDigits) {
+  return { type: `${totalDigits}p${decimalDigits}` };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} totalDigits - The number of integer digits.
+ * @param {number} decimalDigits - The number of decimal digits.
+ * @returns {object} - The zoned data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function ZonedDecimal(totalDigits, decimalDigits) {
+  return { type: `${totalDigits}s${decimalDigits}` };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The signed big int (int64) data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function SignedBigInt() {
+  return { type: '20i0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The signed byte (int8) data type foramt expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function SignedByte() {
+  return { type: '3i0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The signed int (int32) data type format expected by xml service.
+ */
+function SignedInt() {
+  return { type: '10i0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The signed short (int16) data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function SignedShort() {
+  return { type: '5i0' };
+}
+
+// aliases for signed types
+const BigInt = SignedBigInt;
+const Byte = SignedByte;
+const Int = SignedInt;
+const Short = SignedShort;
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The unsigned big int (int64) data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function UnsignedBigInt() {
+  return { type: '20u0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The unsigned byte (int8) data type foramt expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function UnsignedByte() {
+  return { type: '3u0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} The unsigned int (int32) data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function UnsignedInt() {
+  return { type: '10u0' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {object} - The signed short (int16) data type format expected by
+ * xml service.
+ */
+function UnsignedShort() {
+  return { type: '5u0' };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  Binary,
+  Char,
+  LongVarchar,
+  Varchar,
+  Double,
+  Float,
+  PackedDecimal,
+  ZonedDecimal,
+  SignedBigInt,
+  BigInt,
+  SignedByte,
+  Byte,
+  SignedInt,
+  Int,
+  SignedShort,
+  Short,
+  UnsignedBigInt,
+  UnsignedByte,
+  UnsignedInt,
+  UnsignedShort,
+};
diff --git a/lib/itoolkit.js b/lib/itoolkit.js
index c1b9bf2..863c1ad 100644
--- a/lib/itoolkit.js
+++ b/lib/itoolkit.js
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ const {
   xmlToJson,
 } = require('./Deprecated');
 
+const Types = require('./Types');
+
 module.exports = {
   ProgramCall,
   CommandCall,
   Connection,
+  ...Types,
   xmlToJson,
   // deprecated exports below, replaced by functionality above
   iCmd,