diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
index e63f2c579..64ad48150 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 ) ;
 
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ AS BIGINT MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ AS BIGINT MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ AS BIGINT MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
index 3984e2a7a..fa9ec76c1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ DROP SEQUENCE  BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ ;
 DROP SEQUENCE  BATCH_JOB_SEQ ;
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
-	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(38)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,  
-	VERSION NUMBER(38) ,  
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(19,0)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,  
+	VERSION NUMBER(19,0) ,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL, 
 	JOB_KEY VARCHAR2(2500) 
 ) ;
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
-	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
-	VERSION NUMBER(38)  ,  
-	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
+	VERSION NUMBER(19,0)  ,  
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL,
 	CREATE_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
 	START_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL , 
 	END_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,
@@ -35,33 +35,33 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
 ) ;
 	
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_PARAMS  (
-	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL ,
+	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL ,
 	TYPE_CD VARCHAR2(6) NOT NULL ,
 	KEY_NAME VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL , 
 	STRING_VAL VARCHAR2(250) , 
 	DATE_VAL TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,
-	LONG_VAL NUMBER(38) ,
+	LONG_VAL NUMBER(19,0) ,
 	DOUBLE_VAL NUMBER ,
 	constraint JOB_INST_PARAMS_FK foreign key (JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
 	references BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE(JOB_INSTANCE_ID)
 ) ;
 	
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
-	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
-	VERSION NUMBER(38) NOT NULL,  
+	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0)  NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
+	VERSION NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL,  
 	STEP_NAME VARCHAR2(100) NOT NULL,
-	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL,
 	START_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL , 
 	END_TIME TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NULL ,  
 	STATUS VARCHAR2(10) ,
-	COMMIT_COUNT NUMBER(38) , 
-	READ_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	FILTER_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	WRITE_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	READ_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	WRITE_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	PROCESS_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(38) ,
-	ROLLBACK_COUNT NUMBER(38) , 
+	COMMIT_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) , 
+	READ_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	FILTER_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	WRITE_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	READ_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	WRITE_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	PROCESS_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) ,
+	ROLLBACK_COUNT NUMBER(19,0) , 
 	CONTINUABLE CHAR(1) ,
 	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR2(20) ,
 	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR2(2500) ,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
 ) ;
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
-	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR2(2500) NOT NULL,
 	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
 	constraint STEP_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 ) ;
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
-	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR2(2500) NOT NULL,
 	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
 	constraint JOB_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 ) ;
 
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NOCYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NOCYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NOCYCLE;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
index 7c2e0c689..6ea6824d1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 ) ;
 
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-upgrade-oracle10g.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-upgrade-oracle10g.sql
index 74fe96ad5..b736e9cab 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-upgrade-oracle10g.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/schema-upgrade-oracle10g.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -- Upgrades an existing 1.0 schema to version 1.1.
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
-	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	STEP_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR2(2500) NOT NULL,
 	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
 	constraint STEP_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 ) ;
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
-	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(38) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID NUMBER(19,0) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR2(2500) NOT NULL,
 	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT CLOB , 
 	constraint JOB_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT;
 ALTER TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION ADD CREATE_TIME TIMESTAMP;
 UPDATE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION SET CREATE_TIME = START_TIME;
 ALTER TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION MODIFY CREATE_TIME NOT NULL;
-ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD READ_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(38);
-ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD WRITE_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(38);
-ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD ROLLBACK_COUNT NUMBER(38);  
+ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD READ_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(19,0);
+ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD WRITE_SKIP_COUNT NUMBER(19,0);
+ALTER TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION ADD ROLLBACK_COUNT NUMBER(19,0);  
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
index 4a1945336..131f81d1d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} AS BIGINT MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)ALTER COLUMN ${name} SET NOT NULL#end
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
index ae4f19112..64ffa268e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 platform=oracle10g
 # SQL language oddities
-BIGINT = NUMBER(38)
+BIGINT = NUMBER(19\,0)
 IDENTITY = 
 GENERATED = 
 DOUBLE = NUMBER
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
index 7596ff2c4..43fd38da0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NOCYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)MODIFY ${name} NOT NULL#end
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
index 4a1945336..22af0b8e4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)ALTER COLUMN ${name} SET NOT NULL#end