Oracle DBA, How To, Error, Cause and Action

ORA-01438: value larger than specified precision allowed for this column

ORA-01438: value larger than specified precision allowed for this column




Cause: When inserting or updating records, a numeric value was entered that exceeded the precision defined for the column.




Action: Enter a value that complies with the numeric column's precision, or use the MODIFY option with the ALTER TABLE command to expand the precision.