Support Article
ORA-01461 can bind a long value only for insert in a LONG column
SA-37227
Summary
When the user tries to enter more than 4000 characters they are unable to save into Database.
User has changed the data type from varchar to CLOB but still user is facing the error.
Error Messages
pyCommitError: ORA-01461-can bind a long value only for insert into a LONG column
Steps to Reproduce
1. Create a property with data type as a varchar(2000) and property type is text area.
2. Try to enter more than 4000 characters into the same field.
3. Try to save it in Orcale DB.
4. Change the data type from Varchar to CLOB. Still user will not able to save it.
Root Cause
Support for CLOB is not available in Pega 7.1.9.
Resolution
CLOB support is backported to Pega 7.1.9.
Apply HFix-33613, HFix-33066, and HFix-32457.
Published May 15, 2017 - Updated October 8, 2020
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