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Note that this knowledge base article was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center knowledge base articles for non-Data Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

Clicking on notifications box in Confluence results in error message in notifications box. 

The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:

java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "4294967295"
    at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleResultSetMetaData.getPrecision(OracleResultSetMetaData.java:303)

Cause

Oracle database drivers are out of date.

Resolution

• Download latest Oracle driver for database version in accordance with our Database Setup for Oracle
• Follow steps to place driver in correct location
• Restart Confluence