How To Fix C1234 - Decimal places can only be increased together with the no. of characters

C1234 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: C1 - Characteristics maintenance messages

• Message number: 234

• Message text: Decimal places can only be increased together with the no. of characters

What causes this issue?

You cannot increase the number of decimal places since the number of
characters is not increased by the same number.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Increase the number of characters by the same number as that of the
decimal places.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

C1234 - Details

• The SAP error message C1234, which states "Decimal places can only be increased together with the number of characters," typically occurs in the context of defining or modifying data types in SAP, particularly when dealing with fields that require a specific format for numeric values.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when you attempt to change the decimal places of a numeric field without appropriately adjusting the total number of characters (length) allocated for that field. In SAP, the total length of a numeric field must be greater than or equal to the number of decimal places specified. For example, if you have a numeric field defined with a total length of 5 and you want to set it to have 3 decimal places, the maximum number of characters before the decimal point can only be 2. If you try to increase the decimal places without increasing the total length, SAP will throw this