| ERROR | Invalid zoned decimal byte. |
| CAUSE | Each byte of a zoned decimal field must have a valid value based on the character set encoding used. ASCII-based zoned decimals must follow the formats specified in the VAX Architecture Reference Manual. EBCDIC-based zoned decimals must follow the formats specified in the ESA/390 Principles of Operations, version 8.1. |
| ACTION | Check the SQL*Loader control files specifications against the log file to ensure that the field location was specified correctly. Check the contents of the field. |