Configuration Manager 2012 - Hardware Inventory/Software Inventory insert into DB

Question

Hello,
I have SCCM 2012 R2 with CU1, with multi site hierarchy. One stand alone primary site with few secondary sites beneath it.
Recently have noticed an issue with a few (100+) clients that we have Inventory issues. Although I was trying to find out the solution on my one for some time now it seems that it is over my head. So decided to ask for a tip or advice.
The issue is that for some reason 100 + clients do not update their Software/Hardware inventory. All clients are reporting well. The clients are sending the mif's back and they are being processed. The issue seems to be that for those 100 + the miff's
cannot be imported into the SQL. I am receiving errorcode_4 issue. By the posts I have found it is supposed to be SQL error with data being truncated for pINSTALLED_SOFTWARE_DATA. Any Idea on how to approach this.
I have tried reconfiguring Software/Hardware policies, reinstalling clients. Nothing helps. I have also tried to locate the installed app/software on the machines but no luck.
All Ideas on this are welcome.
Regards, Luka

Answer 1

Hello Torsten,
I have traced down the error to this event in the dataldr.log. I believe this is my actual issue. After this event there are plenty delta mismatches, which make sense as full inventory for machines cannot be imported. 
Begin transaction: Machine=RADO7(GUID:8DC6F66B-4D54-4184-8AFE-8FBA9A47CF95) SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:50 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
*** [22001][8152][Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 11.0][SQL Server]String or binary data would be truncated. : pINSTALLED_SOFTWARE_DATA SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:50 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
ERROR - SQL Error in SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:51 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
ERROR - is NOT retyrable. SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:51 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
Rollback transaction: Machine=RADO7(GUID:8DC6F66B-4D54-4184-8AFE-8FBA9A47CF95) SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:51 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
Cannot process MIF XH1MDK5IG.MIF, moving it to D:\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes\auth\dataldr.box\BADMIFS\ErrorCode_4\ej0ybj1m.MIF SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:52 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
STATMSG: ID=2703 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER" SYS=SEYC-CCM-SIP1.EYC.COM SITE=EY1 PID=5436 TID=3484 GMTDATE=Wed Jul 30 10:56:52.451 2014 ISTR0="XH1MDK5IG.MIF" ISTR1="D:\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes\auth\dataldr.box\BADMIFS\ErrorCode_4\ej0ybj1m.MIF"
ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:52 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
Done: Machine=RADO7(GUID:8DC6F66B-4D54-4184-8AFE-8FBA9A47CF95) code=4 (3312 stored procs in XH1MDK5IG.MIF) SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 7/30/2014 12:56:52 PM 3484 (0x0D9C)
Regards, Luka