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Value larger than specified precision allowed for column

Troubleshooting


Problem

The gateway is trying to insert a record and one or more of the columns in Oracle isn't larger enough to hold the value being passed. i.e. the gateway is trying to insert 16 bits into a database column able to hold 4 bits.

Symptom

The gateway log file shows the above error message and the record is not inserted

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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