DB_ERR_ORA_01438 SAP ABAP Runtime Error db err ora 01438

DB_ERR_ORA_01438 is an ABAP runtime error which you may come across when using or developing within an SAP system. See below for the standard details explaining what it means and how you can avoid or fix this runtime error.

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DB_ERR_ORA_01438 ABAP Runtime Error

Please see db err ora 01406 for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Data field in INSERT/UPDATE cut off at the end. Please see db err ora 01406 for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Please see internal error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

A data buffer was provided for INSERT (UPDATE) that is is longer than the maximum defined in the database. This can be caused by the length described in the NAMETAB not matching the maximum length set in the database (in this case, the length in the NAMETAB is longer). does not match the maximum length defined in the database. (In this case, the length in the NAMETAB is longer.) When writing (updating) a data record to (or in) the database, only part of the data field could be written (or updated). The rest of the field was cut off at the end.