How to fix the Oracle error ORA-34276: (MXDCL33) (Precision, Scale) arguments can only be used with a NUMBER variable or dimension.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-34276: (MXDCL33) (Precision, Scale) arguments can only be used with a NUMBER variable or dimension. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-34276: (MXDCL33) (Precision, Scale) arguments can only be used with a NUMBER variable or dimension.

Reason for the Error ORA-34276: (MXDCL33) (Precision, Scale) arguments can only be used with a NUMBER variable or dimension.

The user attempted to use NUMBER(Precision) or NUMBER(Precision, Scale) as the datatype in a definition for some object other than a DIMENSION or VARIABLE, such as a FORMULA or PROGRAM. This error can also be produced in cases where a NUMBER data type is not allowed at all.

How to fix the Error ORA-34276: (MXDCL33) (Precision, Scale) arguments can only be used with a NUMBER variable or dimension. ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Use the NUMBER type without specifying a precision or scale. If a NUMBER data type is not allowed at all, this fix will only change the exception message to something more specific.