diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.000.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e265e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.000.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE test AS {
+};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.001.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14230dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.001.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="dynamic-prefix-at-start-container"),
+    ("definition"="{person.name.first:string}/{person.name:string}"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.002.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.002.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a03a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.002.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
+    %template%,
+    ("container"="dynamic-prefix-at-start-container"),
+    ("definition"="{person.name:string}/{person.name.first:string}"),
+    ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
+    ("format"="json")
+);
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.999.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b2bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/conflicted-fields/test.999.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test IF EXISTS;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
index 1c6fa81..1316e3f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
     %template%,
     ("container"="dynamic-prefix-at-start-container"),
-    ("definition"="{a.b:int}/foo/{a.b.c:int}/{a.b.c.d:int}-{a.b.c.d:int}/"),
+    ("definition"="{a.b:int}/foo/{a.b:string}"),
     ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
     ("format"="json")
 );
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
index 0e1157f..03b043a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet/duplicate-field/test.005.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET test1(test) USING %adapter% (
     %template%,
     ("container"="dynamic-prefix-at-start-container"),
-    ("definition"="{a.b:int}/foo/{a.b.c:int}/{a.b.c.d:int}-{a.b.c.d:int}/"),
+    ("definition"="{a.b:int}/foo/{a.b:string}"),
     ("embed-filter-values" = "true"),
     ("format"="parquet")
 );
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
index 7322b1a..af0ae36 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_azure_blob_storage.xml
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@
       <compilation-unit name="type-mismatch">
         <placeholder name="adapter" value="AZUREBLOB" />
         <output-dir compare="Text">type-mismatch</output-dir>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'accounting'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "accounting"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'engineering'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "engineering"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'hr'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "hr"'</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'accounting' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'engineering' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'hr' was found instead.</expected-warn>
         <expected-warn>The provided external dataset configuration returned no files from the external source</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'accounting'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "accounting"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'engineering'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "engineering"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'hr'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "hr"'</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'accounting' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'engineering' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'hr' was found instead.</expected-warn>
         <expected-warn>The provided external dataset configuration returned no files from the external source</expected-warn>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
@@ -356,7 +356,15 @@
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
-        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b.c.d'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes">
+      <compilation-unit name="conflicted-fields">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="AZUREBLOB" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">conflicted-fields</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>A computed field cannot have more than one type. 'person.name' is both 'string' and 'object'.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>A computed field cannot have more than one type. 'person.name' is both 'string' and 'object'.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <!-- Dynamic prefixes tests end -->
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
index 5b53b41..bd9e6ca 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@
       <compilation-unit name="type-mismatch">
         <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
         <output-dir compare="Text">type-mismatch</output-dir>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'accounting'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "accounting"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'engineering'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "engineering"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'hr'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "hr"'</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'accounting' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'engineering' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'hr' was found instead.</expected-warn>
         <expected-warn>The provided external dataset configuration returned no files from the external source</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'accounting'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "accounting"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'engineering'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "engineering"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'hr'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "hr"'</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/accounting/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'accounting' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/engineering/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'engineering' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'external-filter/department/hr/0.json' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'hr' was found instead.</expected-warn>
         <expected-warn>The provided external dataset configuration returned no files from the external source</expected-warn>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
@@ -383,7 +383,15 @@
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
-        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b.c.d'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b'</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes">
+      <compilation-unit name="conflicted-fields">
+        <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
+        <output-dir compare="Text">conflicted-fields</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>A computed field cannot have more than one type. 'person.name' is both 'string' and 'object'.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>A computed field cannot have more than one type. 'person.name' is both 'string' and 'object'.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/parquet">
@@ -396,9 +404,9 @@
       <compilation-unit name="type-mismatch">
         <placeholder name="adapter" value="S3" />
         <output-dir compare="Text">type-mismatch</output-dir>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/accounting/0.parquet'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'accounting'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "accounting"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/engineering/0.parquet'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'engineering'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "engineering"'</expected-warn>
-        <expected-warn>Failed to evaluate computed field. File: 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/hr/0.parquet'. Computed Field Name: 'name'. Computed Field Type: 'bigint'. Computed Field Value: 'hr'. Reason: 'java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "hr"'</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/accounting/0.parquet' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'accounting' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/engineering/0.parquet' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'engineering' was found instead.</expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn>In the file 'parquet-data/external-filter/department/hr/0.parquet' the expected type for the 'name' field is 'bigint' but the value 'hr' was found instead.</expected-warn>
         <expected-warn>The provided external dataset configuration returned no files from the external source</expected-warn>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
@@ -458,7 +466,7 @@
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
         <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'year'</expected-error>
-        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b.c.d'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Duplicate field name 'a.b'</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="external-dataset/common/dynamic-prefixes/csv">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
index 0c3d8ca..f780ee1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
     CANNOT_DROP_DATABASE_DEPENDENT_EXISTS(1187),
     UNSUPPORTED_WRITING_ADAPTER(1188),
     UNSUPPORTED_WRITING_FORMAT(1189),
+    COMPUTED_FIELD_CONFLICTING_TYPE(1190),
 
     // Feed errors
     DATAFLOW_ILLEGAL_STATE(3001),
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
index 1d48e1e..0da70b2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
@@ -283,13 +283,14 @@
 1180 = Error reading iceberg data
 1181 = Unsupported computed field type: '%1$s'
 1182 = Failed to calculate computed fields: %1$s
-1183 = Failed to evaluate computed field. File: '%1$s'. Computed Field Name: '%2$s'. Computed Field Type: '%3$s'. Computed Field Value: '%4$s'. Reason: '%5$s'
+1183 = In the file '%1$s' the expected type for the '%2$s' field is '%3$s' but the value '%4$s' was found instead.
 1184 = Compilation error: %1$s: %2$s dataset is not supported on datasets with meta records
 1185 = Cannot find database with name %1$s
 1186 = A database with this name %1$s already exists
 1187 = Cannot drop database: %1$s %2$s being used by %3$s %4$s
 1188 = Unsupported writing adapter '%1$s'. Supported adapters: %2$s
 1189 = Unsupported writing format '%1$s'. Supported formats: %2$s
+1190 = A computed field cannot have more than one type. '%1$s' is both '%2$s' and 'object'.
 
 # Feed Errors
 3001 = Illegal state.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
index 7eefc8a..0ed0622 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataPrefix.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     private final List<String> segments;
 
     private final List<String> computedFieldNames = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final Map<String, ATypeTag> computedFieldsParts = new HashMap<>();
     private final List<IAType> computedFieldTypes = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<Integer> computedFieldSegmentIndexes = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<ARecordType> paths = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -154,26 +155,24 @@
                     String namePart = splits[0].substring(1);
                     String typePart = splits[1].substring(0, splits[1].length() - 1);
 
-                    // ensure no duplicate fields
-                    if (computedFieldNames.contains(namePart)) {
-                        throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.DUPLICATE_FIELD_NAME, namePart);
-                    }
-
                     // ensure supported type
                     IAType type = BuiltinTypeMap.getBuiltinType(typePart);
                     if (type == null) {
                         throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_COMPUTED_FIELD_TYPE, typePart);
                     }
-
                     type = getUpdatedType(type);
                     validateSupported(type.getTypeTag());
 
+                    // ensure no issues with the incoming computed field
+                    validateConflictingFields(namePart, type.getTypeTag());
+
                     computedFieldNames.add(namePart);
                     computedFieldTypes.add(type);
                     computedFieldSegmentIndexes.add(i);
                     updateIndexToComputedFieldMap(i, namePart, type);
 
                     List<String> nameParts = List.of(namePart.split("\\."));
+                    addNameParts(nameParts, type.getTypeTag());
                     paths.add(ProjectionFiltrationTypeUtil.getPathRecordType(nameParts));
 
                     expression.append("(.+)");
@@ -188,6 +187,58 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds the computed field parts with their respective types.
+     * Given the following computed field: {person.name.first:string}, the following is added to the map:
+     * person            -> object
+     * person.name       -> object
+     * person.name.first -> string
+     *
+     * @param nameParts name parts of the computed field
+     * @param type type of the computed field
+     * @throws CompilationException CompilationException
+     */
+    private void addNameParts(List<String> nameParts, ATypeTag type) throws CompilationException {
+        String concat = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < nameParts.size() - 1; i++) {
+            concat += nameParts.get(i);
+
+            ATypeTag existingType = computedFieldsParts.get(concat);
+            if (existingType != null && existingType != ATypeTag.OBJECT) {
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPUTED_FIELD_CONFLICTING_TYPE, concat, existingType);
+            }
+            computedFieldsParts.putIfAbsent(concat, ATypeTag.OBJECT);
+            concat += ".";
+        }
+
+        concat += nameParts.get(nameParts.size() - 1);
+        computedFieldsParts.put(concat, type);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This will ensure that the incoming computed field is not conflicting with an existing computed field. For example:
+     * existing computed field: {person.name:string}
+     * incoming computed field: {person.name.first:string}
+     * <p>
+     * This should fail as person.name.first is expecting person.name to be an object, but it is a string
+     *
+     * @param name computed field name
+     * @param type computed field type
+     * @throws CompilationException CompilationException
+     */
+    private void validateConflictingFields(String name, ATypeTag type) throws CompilationException {
+        ATypeTag existingType = computedFieldsParts.get(name);
+
+        // the provided computed field already exists, check if duplicate or conflicting
+        if (existingType != null) {
+            if (existingType == ATypeTag.OBJECT) {
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPUTED_FIELD_CONFLICTING_TYPE, name, type);
+            } else {
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.DUPLICATE_FIELD_NAME, name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void updateIndexToComputedFieldMap(int segmentIndex, String computedFieldName, IAType computedFieldType) {
         if (indexToComputedFieldsMap.containsKey(segmentIndex)) {
             PrefixSegment prefixSegment = indexToComputedFieldsMap.get(segmentIndex);