In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “1576 The seq-gen-option value is greater than the maximum allowed for seq-name data type.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
1576 The seq-gen-option value is greater than the maximum allowed for seq-name data type.
Reason for the Error
The sequence generator or the IDENTITY column option (seq-gen-option) value is greater than the maximum value allowed for the sequence data type.
Solution
Specify a value lesser than the maximum value allowed for the data type, and resubmit the statement.
NOTE:
For IDENTITY columns of LARGEINT data type, the error message does not contain the column name.
For example:
IDENTITY column A of type unsigned SMALLINT with MAXVALUE 65536:*** ERROR[1576] The MAXVALUE value is greater than the maximum
allowed for the IDENTITY column A data type. IDENTITY column A of type LARGEINT with MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807:*** ERROR[1576] The MAX
VALUE value is greater than the maximum allowed for the IDENTITY column data type