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Manual Journal Generates Error: FRM40209: FIELD MUST BE OF FORM FM9G999G999G999G999G999G9990D00PT after Modifying the Precision for the Currency (Doc ID 1615153.1)

Last updated on MARCH 29, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle General Ledger - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 [Release 11.5.10 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 11.5.10.2 version, Journal Entry


After changing the decimal precision to 5 from 2 for STAT currency, when attempting to enter the value, such as 0.12345 in a new journal entry, the bellow error occurs.


ERROR
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FRM40209: FIELD MUST BE OF FORM FM9G999G999G999G999G999G9990D00PT

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1.  Setup > Currencies > Define - Set precision for STAT to 5.

2. Enter a new manual journal with a precision greater than 2 - error occurs.

Cause

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