Troubleshooting
Problem
When creating a new PO, after entering a Quantity and a Unit Cost on a POLINE, the following error is displayed:
BMXAA4163E - The specified value XX exceeds the maximum field length for the Quantity field. The maximum length is specified in the Database
This is only happening when the currency used in the PO is different than the one used for the Organization.
Symptom
The error message displayed on the above scenario is misleading as it will show up even if the number in the Quantity field has only two digits.
The POLINE.ORDERQTY attribute has a Length of 15 and a Scale of 2 so there is no reason for the value to exceed the field length.
The POLINE.ORDERQTY attribute has a Length of 15 and a Scale of 2 so there is no reason for the value to exceed the field length.
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Modified date:
18 September 2025
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