Teradata Database Message 9176 - 9176 - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

Message

Increase in scale should be less than increase in precision for a non-empty table %VSTR.

Explanation

Precision and scale for a number column cannot be decreased by a ALTER TABLE statement when the table is non-empty.

Generated By

OPD modules.

For Whom

End User.

Notes

None

Remedy

If the precision/scale needs to be decreased for a number column, delete all the rows in the table.