| ERROR | %TYPE must be applied to a variable, column, field or attribute, not to string |
| CAUSE | The program object declared using the %TYPE datatype attribute is not of the appropriate class. It must be a variable, column, record component, subprogram formal parameter, or other object to which values can be assigned. |
| ACTION | Declare an object of the appropriate class or define the datatype in another way (for example, use %ROWTYPE). |