Oracle DB Error ORA-26051 internal error parsing packed decimal format string

The following is the cause of this error:

A packed decimal field with a nonzero scale factor is mapped to a character column. In order to perform the datatype conversion, a numeric format string must be created based on the input field's precision and scale specifications. Direct path loader encountered an error in creating this format string.

Action you can take to resolve this issue: Examine the packed decimal field's precision and scale specifications and make sure that they contain valid values.

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