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AD_ZD_TABLE.UPGRADE Causes ORA-06502 Due to Large Multi-byte Characters (Doc ID 2963958.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 18, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Applications DBA - Version 12.2.11 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 12.2.11 version, Upgrade related issues

When executing AD_ZD_TABLE.UPGRADE,
the following error occurs

ERROR
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 begin ad_zd_table.upgrade('INV', ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error:
  'MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS'); end; character string buffer too small
  ORA-06512: at "APPS.AD_ZD_LOG", line 65
  ORA-06512: at "APPS.AD_ZD", line 20
  ORA-06512: at "APPS.AD_ZD", line 120
  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. Login to EBS database server
2. Run the following command.
  $ sqlplus apps/<apps password>
  SQL> exec AD_ZD_TABLE.UPGRADE('INV', 'MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS') ;

Changes

 

Cause

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