The length of the text field was too long to convert to a zoned decimal or floating point field, so it was converted to an character field. The maximum length for a zoned decimal field is 31, and the maximum length of a floating point field is 17.
Response: To change the new character field to a zoned decimal or floating point field, select Properties from the pop-up menu to change it to the desired field type and change the length to a valid value for that type.
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