Operand data type char is invalid for sum operator

can someone help me re-writing the following so I wont keep getting thie baopv ementioned error: here is the statement:
RIGHT('0000000000'+REPLACE(CAST(SUM(PAID_AMT) AS VARCHAR),'.',''),14) AS TOT_NET_PAID
+
RIGHT('0000000000'+REPLACE(CAST(SUM(PAID_AMT)
AS
VARCHAR),'.',''),14)
AS TOT_NET_PAID
It keeps retuning he following error messages:
Operand data type char is invalid for sum operator

As Jingyang said, you cannot sum a non numeric field. Cast it to a numeric first (INT maybe?)
+ RIGHT('0000000000'+REPLACE(CAST(SUM(CAST(PAID_AMT AS INT)) AS VARCHAR),'.',''),14) AS TOT_NET_PAID
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