How to fix the Oracle error PGA-20914: send buffer length of number exceeds actual send buffer size of number?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPGA-20914: send buffer length of number exceeds actual send buffer size of number with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PGA-20914: send buffer length of number exceeds actual send buffer size of number

Reason for the Error PGA-20914: send buffer length of number exceeds actual send buffer size of number

Cause: The send buffer length passed to PGAXFER was larger than the actual size of the send buffer passed to PGAXFER.

How to fix the Error PGA-20914: send buffer length of number exceeds actual send buffer size of number ?

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

Action: Check that the PGDL and COBOL record descriptions used to define the transaction to PGAU are in sync with the transaction program and that the PL/SQL TIP was generated by PGAU using the correct definitions. If modifications have been made to the generated PL/SQL code, check that they are correct.