How To Force Oracle Database NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS Within ODI

(Doc ID 1303649.1)

Last updated on JULY 13, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Data Integrator - Version 10.1.3.4.5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

It may happens that NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS are not coherent between Data Sources and Targets.

As a result, the following alternative messages might be signaled at runtime of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Integration Interfaces:

ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column

 or

ORA-01459: invalid length for variable character string

 or

ORA-25137: Data value out of range

or

ORA-12899: value too large for column

or, if using ODBC:

8000 : S1090 : sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcBatchUpdateException: [Oracle][ODBC]Invalid string or buffer length

If it is not desired to update NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS at the database level, and if ODI Integration Interfaces have already been developed... it is feasible to force it at ODI level.

Solution

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