Data record could not be posted due to overflow in numerical field

What causes this issue?

The data record
&v1&
of query &v2& could not be updated in SAP-EIS since there was an
overflow in numeric field &v3& of type &v4&.

System Response

Allowed lengths during SAP-EIS transfer:
Data type: | No.of places incl. decimal places
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P, Currency fld | 8 (2 DP)
P, Other fields | 8 (3 DP)
Integer | -2**31 to 2**31-1 (NO decimal places)
Floating | theoretically 1E-307 to 1E+307 (+/-) (3 DP)

How to fix this error?

Inform your system administrator so that the update can be performed
correctly (correct length or separation of update in several steps).

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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