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OTL Forms Error and timecard Error ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small (Doc ID 2113007.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Time and Labor - Version 12.2.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 12.2.3 version

Particular groups in specific date ranges are receiving the following error from timekeeper

FRM-40735: QUERY-PROCEDURE trigger raised unhandled exception ORA-06502

Also when edit some timecards , the following error Occurs

ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small



STEPS
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. timekeeper entry
group name :XXX
  recurring period : Weekly starts Monday

Period : 30-nov-2015 -6-dec-2015

got the error


Cause

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