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IDCMGPMV08 - FIELD-NAME, a numeric field, may be truncated in move to an alphanumeric field

Reason:

A numeric field in the source structure, FIELD-NAME, is being converted and moved to an alphanumeric target field that is too short to accept the maximum length string resulting from the conversion. This string can include a sign and decimal point depending upon the actual run-time value of FIELD-NAME and whether $EDIT or $STRING rules are used for the conversion. Since the converted value is left-justified in the target field, significant digits can be lost as a result of the move.

Action:

This message is an informatory that is issued because truncation of significant data can result from this move. No corrective action is required if either the truncation is acceptable or the program context dictates that no truncation occurs (that is, the actual value of FIELD-NAME cannot result in the maximum string length after the conversion).