DB2 Error Code 1062 – Invalid argument value: Duplicate entry ‘1’ for key 1

In this post, you’ll learn about the DB2 error 1062-Invalid argument value: Duplicate entry ‘1’ for key 1 and the reason why you are receiving the error message and how to fix it

How does this Error Message Looks like

1062 – Invalid argument value: Duplicate entry ‘1’ for key 1

Reason for the Error & Solution

Duplicate values have been inserted into a column that has a UNIQUE constraint. It is the responsibility of the application to deal with prevention of insertion of duplicate values.