CDC Change Table with more than 128 Columns Fails with ORA-1438

(Doc ID 788425.1)

Last updated on MAY 14, 2010

Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 10.2.0.4 - Release: 10.1 to 10.2
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 10.2.0.4

Symptoms

When running Change Data Capture (CDC) with AUTOLOG or HOTLOG mode with change tables with greater than 128 columns, it is possible to get an ORA-01438 error: "value larger than specified precision allows for this column".

Cause

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