How To Fix XW261 - Index record length exceeds maximum length of &1 by &2 bytes

XW261 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: XW - DART - Data Retention Tool

• Message number: 261

• Message text: Index record length exceeds maximum length of &1 by &2 bytes

What causes this issue?

The current segment index record is longer than the
<DS:DE.TXW_INDEX_RECLEN>index record length</> defined in the extract
configuration. This is caused by the presence of Unicode characters
that are represented by more than one byte.

System Response

The extraction terminates.

How to fix this error?

Increase the <DS:DE.TXW_INDEX_RECLEN>index record length</> in the
<DS:TRAN.FTWP>extract configuration</> by at least &V2& bytes. Data
extracts that have already been created successfully under the current
settings can still be processed after changing the configuration.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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