How to fix the Oracle error ORA-34761: (NXHANDLEALLO) A decimal overflow occurred during an ALLOCATE operation. The results are not reliable.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-34761: (NXHANDLEALLO) A decimal overflow occurred during an ALLOCATE operation. The results are not reliable. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-34761: (NXHANDLEALLO) A decimal overflow occurred during an ALLOCATE operation. The results are not reliable.

Reason for the Error ORA-34761: (NXHANDLEALLO) A decimal overflow occurred during an ALLOCATE operation. The results are not reliable.

While performing an ALLOCATE, a decimal overflow occurred

How to fix the Error ORA-34761: (NXHANDLEALLO) A decimal overflow occurred during an ALLOCATE operation. The results are not reliable. ?

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

Correct the data or use a higher precision datatype