diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/data/ResultsetColumnHeaderData.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/data/ResultsetColumnHeaderData.java
index c13e69d3c..d1d84ff3b 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/data/ResultsetColumnHeaderData.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/data/ResultsetColumnHeaderData.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public final class ResultsetColumnHeaderData {
         return "datetime".equalsIgnoreCase(this.columnType);
     }
 
-    private boolean isString() {
+    public boolean isString() {
         return isVarchar() || isChar();
     }
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/service/ReadWriteNonCoreDataServiceImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/service/ReadWriteNonCoreDataServiceImpl.java
index f79c73b85..81856dcc4 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/service/ReadWriteNonCoreDataServiceImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/dataqueries/service/ReadWriteNonCoreDataServiceImpl.java
@@ -1165,24 +1165,30 @@ public class ReadWriteNonCoreDataServiceImpl implements ReadWriteNonCoreDataServ
                 } else {
                     paramValue = tmpDate.toString();
                 }
-            }
-
-            if (columnHeader.isIntegerDisplayType()) {
+            } else if (columnHeader.isIntegerDisplayType()) {
                 Integer tmpInt = helper.convertToInteger(paramValue, columnHeader.getColumnName(), clientApplicationLocale);
                 if (tmpInt == null) {
                     paramValue = null;
                 } else {
                     paramValue = tmpInt.toString();
                 }
-            }
-
-            if (columnHeader.isDecimalDisplayType()) {
+            } else if (columnHeader.isDecimalDisplayType()) {
                 BigDecimal tmpDecimal = helper.convertFrom(paramValue, columnHeader.getColumnName(), clientApplicationLocale);
                 if (tmpDecimal == null) {
                     paramValue = null;
                 } else {
                     paramValue = tmpDecimal.toString();
                 }
+            } else if (columnHeader.isString()) {
+                if (paramValue.length() > columnHeader.getColumnLength()) {
+                    ApiParameterError error = ApiParameterError.parameterError("validation.msg.datatable.entry.column.exceeds.maxlength",
+                            "The column `" + columnHeader.getColumnName() + "` exceeds its defined max-length ",
+                            columnHeader.getColumnName(), paramValue);
+                    List<ApiParameterError> dataValidationErrors = new ArrayList<ApiParameterError>();
+                    dataValidationErrors.add(error);
+                    throw new PlatformApiDataValidationException("validation.msg.validation.errors.exist", "Validation errors exist.",
+                            dataValidationErrors);
+                }
             }
         }