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Whitespace in a numeric field (EDI Data) does not error with Incorrect Element Format

Troubleshooting


Problem

When processing a file of EDI Delimited Data, and field which is coded as a Number in its validation tab contains only a Space (0x20) character and nothing else. The question is why does a space not cause an error since it is not one of the allowed characters in a number field.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Historical Number

RTC 523813, and 586233

Document Information

Modified date:
03 September 2019

UID

ibm11072608