Direct Database Request - Incorrect Column Data type

Hello All -
hope you can help with this. I'm using the Direct Database Request in Oracle BI to send a complex query directly to our data warehouse. My problem is that the result columns containing my measures are converted to integer by Oracle BI when they should be double. The integer conversion causes decimal values to be rounded, reading to incorrect results in my reports. I've tried several tweeks to my query in an attempt to allow OBIEE to make the correct guess on the data type but nothing has worked.
Is there a way to force OBIEE to recognize the correct data type for a column in a Direct Database Request Query?
Thanks in advance for you help!
Mac

Thank you both.
David's response was helpful from a style/readability perspective (the columns in question were complex expressions) but I had already attempted the approach and it hadn't solved the formatting issue. Nico's response solved the problem.
Regards,
Mac

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