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Documents of Records Creation Ends in Error After Final Approval “ORA-06502: PL/SQL: Numeric or Value Error: Character String Buffer Too Small” (Doc ID 2808812.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle Self-Service Human Resources - Version 12.1.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After transaction for Document of Records is approved
the following error occurs.

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


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Using Employee Self-Service responsibility -> go to Documents of Records function -> click on Create and provide all needed information
2. Request is sent to approval
3. Approver approve the request
4. After approval, transaction goes into error -> ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small

Error can be seen in notification received by approver after approval.

Also, same error can be seen in uploaded wfstat.log and Event ORA trace.

Changes

 N/A

Cause

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