Oracle 11g Error Codes and Solution Suggestions from ORA-23500 to ORA-24000
- ORA-23500: cannot switch master for a multi-tier materialized view repgroup “string”.”string”
- Cause: An attempt was made to switch master for a materialized view repgroup when its parent repgroup is also a materialized view repgroup. This is not allowed.
- Action: Drop and recreate the materialized view repgroup based on a proper parent repgroup.
- ORA-23501: refresh template cannot be instantiated for database with compatibilty equal to or less than 8.0
- Cause: Instantiation of a refresh template is not supported for database compatibility 8.0 or less.
- Action: Be sure the database compatibility is 8.1 or above.
- ORA-23502: valid directory for offline instatiation is not specified
- Cause: An attempt was made to offline instantiate to a directory which is not specified or null.
- Action: There are two ways to specify the directory: o As a parm offline_dirpath to the API o As an init.ora parm named utl_file_dir Make sure you have specified an appropriate directory in which the offline file can be created.
- ORA-23503: error occurred during IAS instantiation
- Cause: An attempt was made to instantiate a IAS site. Error occurred during IAS instantiation.
- Action: See other errors on the error stack to look for the source of the problem. If the error still persists, contact Oracle Support.
- ORA-23504: columns added to table do not match list of columns to be added
- Cause: The list of columns passed as a parameter does not match the columns to be added to the table.
- Action: Correct the DDL string or list of columns and rexecute.
- ORA-23505: Object “string“.”string” is missing.
- Cause: The specified object does not exist.
- Action: Check that the specified object is correct.
- ORA-23514: invalid or incorrect number of arguments
- Cause: The arguments passed to the online redefinition API were invalid or missing.
- Action: Call the online redefinition API with the right number of valid arguments.
- ORA-23515: materialized views and/or their indices exist in the tablespace
- Cause: An attempt was made to drop a tablespace which contains materialized views and/or their indices.
- Action: Drop the materialized views in this tablespace. Also, find indices belonging to materialized views in this tablespace and drop then. Then try dropping the tablespace.
- ORA-23531: site owner already exists in the template.
- Cause: Site owner for the template already exists.
- Action: Do not create multiple siteowners for this template.
- ORA-23532: tables with different synchronization mechanisms are in the same group
- Cause: Tables belonging to the same replication group were specified to be cached with different synchronization mechanisms.
- Action: Do not specify different synchronization mechanisms while caching tables belonging to the same replication group.
- ORA-23533: object “string“.”string” can not be cached
- Cause: An attempt was made to cache an object which is not supported.
- Action: Do not cache an object which is not supported.
- ORA-23534: missing column in materialized view container table “string“.”string“
- Cause: After import, the materialized view container table has missing columns.
- Action: Check if materialized view container table was imported correctly.
- ORA-23535: instantiating templates from multiple back ends is not allowed.
- Cause: An attempt was made to set a new non-null back end database for an iAS site.
- Action: Call dbms_ias_configure.set_back_end_db procedure with null dblink. Then, call the same procedure with the new non-null dblink.
- ORA-23536: the object “string“.”string” is not cached at the middle tier as expected.
- Cause: The object may have been dropped or renamed at the back end after dbms_ias_inst.start_ias_inst was executed.
- Action: Check the validity of the object at the back end and retry the instantiation.
- ORA-23537: function or procedure string is not allowed to be invoked from this site.
- Cause: This function or procedure is restricted to the backend or middle tier site
- Action: Connect to the proper site before calling this function or procedure.
- ORA-23538: cannot explicitly refresh a NEVER REFRESH materialized view (“string“)
- Cause: An attempt was made to explicitly refresh a NEVER REFRESH MV.
- Action: Do not perform this refresh operation or remove the MV(s) from the list.
- ORA-23539: table “string“.”string” currently being redefined
- Cause: An attempt was made to redefine a table which is currently involved in an ongoing redefinition.
- Action: Do not perform this redefinition operation on this table or wait till the ongoing redefinition of the table is completed.
- ORA-23540: Redefinition not defined or initiated
- Cause: An attempt was made to continue or complete a redefinition which was not defined or initiated.
- Action: Define or initiate the redefinition before performing this operation.
- ORA-23541: tables do not match tables used while defining the redefinition
- Cause: An attempt was made to continue or complete a redefinition by providing different tables than those used while defining or initiating the redefinition.
- Action: Repeat this operation and specify the same tables as those that were specified while defining or initiating the redefinition.
- ORA-23542: dependent object “string“.”string” already registered
- Cause: An attempt was made to register an already registered dependent object to an ongoing redefinition.
- Action: Do not attempt to register an already registered dependent object to an ongoing redefinition.
- ORA-23543: materialized view log on “string“.”string” is in an inconsistent state
- Cause: There was an error while creating the materialized view log and the log is currently in an inconsistent state. A possible cause could be that schema redefinition has occurred on the master table while the log was being created. Another possible cause could be that there were DMLs being applied on the master table concurrently in another session at the time the materialized view log creation started and those DML transactions haven’t committed even after a very long period of time.
- Action: Drop the materialized view log and recreate it.
- ORA-23600: cannot create PROPAGATION, string already exists
- Cause: The propagate_name already exists.
- Action: Drop the propagate_name usign DROP_PROPAGATEcommand or specify propagate_name.
- ORA-23601: PROPAGATION_NAME string does not exist
- Cause: Propagation does not exist.
- Action: Query DBA_PROPAGATION view to find existing propagation_name
- ORA-23602: Invalid string process type string
- Cause: Specified GoldenGate, XStream or Streams process type is not valid.
- Action: Specify either capture or apply.
- ORA-23603: string enqueue aborted due to low SGA
- Cause: An attempt to enqueue a GoldenGate, XStream or Streams message was aborted because ORACLE is running low on memory allotted.
- Action: Either start consuming messages by enabling any GoldenGate, XStream or Streams propagation or apply which might be disabled. An alternative is to allot more memory to STREAMS, which can be done by increasing the streams_pool_size initialization parameter if one was defined or by increasing the shared_pool_size.
- ORA-23605: invalid value “string” for string parameter string
- Cause: An attempt was made to specify an invalid parameter value.
- Action: Specify a valid value for the parameter. Check the documentation for valid parameter values.
- ORA-23606: invalid object string
- Cause: An attempt was made to specify an invalid object.
- Action: Specify a valid object.
- ORA-23607: invalid column “string“
- Cause: An invalid column was specified in the column list.
- Action: Check the columns in the object and specify the right column name.
- ORA-23608: invalid resolution column “string“
- Cause: An invalid column was specified as the resolution column. The resolution column must belong to the list of columns specified in the ‘column_list’ parameter.
- Action: Check the columns in the column_list and specify the right resolution column name.
- ORA-23609: unable to find directory object for directory string
- Cause: There was no entry in ALL_DIRECTORIES corresponding to the specified directory.
- Action: Grant to the current user appropriate privileges on either a new directory object or an existing directory object.
- ORA-23610: internal dbms_streams_tablespaces error: [string] [string] [string] [string]
- Cause: Streams detected an erroneous result.
- Action: Look for information in the session trace file and contact customer support.
- ORA-23611: tablespace “string” has more than one data file
- Cause: The specified tablespace had more than one data file and hence did not qualify as a simple tablespace.
- Action: Choose a self-contained tablespace with a single data file, or use a procedure that supports any tablespace.
- ORA-23612: unable to find tablespace “string“
- Cause: Either the tablespace did not exist, or the current user did not have sufficient privileges on the tablespace.
- Action: Grant appropriate privileges on the tablespace to the current user or choose a different tablespace.
- ORA-23613: Script string already exists
- Cause: A script for the specified invoking package already existed.
- Action: Complete the previous invocation or drop the previous invocation before proceeding with the current invocation.
- ORA-23614: Script string does not exist
- Cause: The named script did not exist.
- Action: Create the script.
- ORA-23615: Block number string does not exist for script string
- Cause: The specified block number did not exist for the script.
- Action: Add the block or check the block number and reexecute.
- ORA-23616: Failure in executing block string for script string with string
- Cause: The execution of specified block failed.
- Action: Check the error. Query DBA_RECOVERABLE_SCRIPT_BLOCKS to view the failed block. Rectify and rerun the block or script.
- ORA-23617: Block string for script string has already been executed
- Cause: The specified block was already executed.
- Action: Check the block number and reissue the command.
- ORA-23618: Generation of script string is not complete.
- Cause: Script generation for the specified script was not completed in a prior invocation.
- Action: Purge the specified script by calling the RECOVER_OPERATION API in the package DBMS_STREAMS_ADM and reattempt the entire operation.
- ORA-23619: non-Oracle system error: string
- Cause: A non-Oracle database has returned an error message to STREAMS when attempting to apply a DML statement. The non-Oracle system error message is a parameter to this Oracle error.
- Action: Corrective action may or may not be possible (depending on the non-Oracle system error). If corrective action is possible, correct the problem and try applying the transaction again.
- ORA-23620: bind value size too large for PL/SQL CALL operation
- Cause: In a PL/SQL CALL to a stored procedure, the bind string size exceeded 4K.
- Action: Either make the bind string size shorter (less than 4K) or use BEGIN-END to call the procedure instead of CALL.
- ORA-23621: Operation corresponding to script string is in progress.
- Cause: The script was already being run in a different session or was terminated before status for the script was updated to ERROR or EXECUTED.
- Action: Make sure the script is not being run in a parallel session. Then call the RECOVER_OPERATION API in the DBMS_STREAMS_ADM package with the appropriate OPERATION_MODE argument.
- ORA-23622: Operation string.string.string is in progress.
- Cause: An attempt was made to execute a procedure which was being executed in a parallel session or failed execution.
- Action: Query the DBA_RECOVERABLE_SCRIPT view to identify the operation that is currently in progress for the specified invoking procedure. Complete the operation before proceeding.
- ORA-23623: internal DBMS_COMPARISON error: [string] [string] [string] [string]
- Cause: DBMS_COMPARISON detected an erroneous result.
- Action: Look for information in the session trace file and contact Oracle Support Services.
- ORA-23624: A comparison operation is currently in progress for string.
- Cause: Another session was already performing an operation on this object.
- Action: Retry the operation once other sessions are done with the specific comparison object.
- ORA-23625: Table shapes of string.string and string.string@string did not match.
- Cause: Table shapes of local and remote tables to compare did not match.
- Action: Retry by explicitly specifying columns that match in column_list or create views on the tables as appropriate.
- ORA-23626: No eligible index on table string.string
- Cause: Table did not have an eligible index to use for comparison.
- Action: For a table to be compared using DBMS_COMPARISON, the table must have an appropriate index on a column of certain data types. Check the documentation for supported data types.
- ORA-23627: Comparison object string already existed.
- Cause: A comparison object by the specified name already exists.
- Action: Retry with a different name.
- ORA-23628: Comparison query too long (actual string, allowed string).
- Cause: A generated query for comparison was too long.
- Action: Comparison is unsupported for very large tables with long column names. Retry with a subset of columns or with shorter column names.
- ORA-23629: string.string is not an eligible index on table string.string for comparison
- Cause: The specified index was not an eligible index to use for comparison.
- Action: For a table to be compared using DBMS_COMPARISON, the table must have an appropriate index. Please specify an eligible index for the table to be compared.
- ORA-23630: Cannot switch to apply-state checkpoint mode (value “string“, string parameter string), due to the following reason:
- Cause: Could not switch to apply-state checkpoint mode, or already in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- Action: Can switch to apply-state checkpoint mode only if the capture is new (it never ran), the capture wasn’t cloned from a capture with checkpoints, the capture doesn’t include any extra attributes, and combined capture and apply is enabled.
- ORA-23631: apply-state checkpoint mode cannot change (value “string“, string parameter string)
- Cause: Could not switch to checkpoints because apply-state checkpoint mode was set.
- Action: Drop the apply-state checkpoint capture and create a new one that will / take checkpoints.
- ORA-23632: Cannot force checkpoints in apply-state checkpoint mode (value “string“, string parameter string)
- Cause: The capture process was in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- Action: Cannot take checkpoints in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- ORA-23633: Cannot turn off combined capture and apply mode in apply-state checkpoint mode (value “string“, string parameter string)
- Cause: The capture was running in apply-state checkpoint mode and had to run in combined capture and apply mode also.
- Action: Ensure that this capture runs in combined capture and apply by dropping additional propagation or apply processes for the same queue.
- ORA-23634: Cannot include extra attributes in apply-state checkpoint mode
- Cause: The capture process was in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- Action: Extra attributes are not supported in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- ORA-23635: MAINTAIN_TTS: tablespace(s) already exist(s) in target database.
- Cause: The tablespaces were already in existence in the target database when the streams MAINTAIN_TTS APIs were called.”
- Action: Check whether you can drop the tablespaces to be maintained in the target database. If not, don’t use streams MAINTAIN_TTS APIs to setup streams. Check the Oracle documentation on how to setup streams.
- ORA-23636: MAINTAIN_TTS: Invalid tablespace name, reason: string.
- Cause: The tablespace name was either NULL or too long when the streams MAINTAIN_TTS APIs were called.
- Action: Check that the specified tablespace names are not NULL and are spelled correctly. If there are too many tablespaces, group them together and call the streams MAINTAIN_TTS APIs for the group.
- ORA-23642: Cannot switch to checkpoint mode (value “string“, string parameter string)
- Cause: Capture was cloned from a capture in apply-state checkpoint mode.
- Action: Clone from a capture with checkpoints.
- ORA-23644: Cannot switch to apply-state checkpoint mode (Capture string)
- Cause: Switch to apply-state checkpoint mode was prevented by a previous error.
- Action: See the previous error for the appropriate action.
- ORA-23645: Cannot switch to checkpoints (Capture string)
- Cause: Switch to checkpoints was prevented by a previous error.
- Action: See the previous error for the appropriate action.
- ORA-23646: string string process string does not exist
- Cause: Capture or Apply did not exist.
- Action: Create a Capture or Apply process, then try again.
- ORA-23647: string string process string is not running
- Cause: Capture or Apply were not running.
- Action: Start Capture or Apply process, then try again
- ORA-23648: Capture string is for Change Data Capture
- Cause: Capture was for Change Data Capture, and checkpoints were required.
- Action: None
- ORA-23649: Capture string is for Audit Vault
- Cause: Capture was for Audit Vault, and checkpoints were required.
- Action: None
- ORA-23650: No progress Capture string
- Cause: Capture was not capturing changes.
- Action: Make sure Capture is running and capturing changes.
- ORA-23651: Capture string is already in string mode
- Cause: Capture was already in the desired mode.
- Action: None
- ORA-23652: The oldest SCN could not be updated at Apply string
- Cause: The oldest SCN was not updated before the switch was performed.
- Action: Make sure Apply is running and the switch package version is the same at both databases.
- ORA-23653: LogMiner session does not exist
- Cause: LogMiner session did not exist.
- Action: Make sure the Capture process exists.
- ORA-23654: Attempting to set the oldest SCN to a greater value (string) than the current one (string) at Apply string
- Cause: The new value for the oldest SCN was not computed correctly.
- Action: Make sure Capture and Apply are running, and Capture is making progress.
- ORA-23655: The SCN range cannot be smaller than 0, (SCN range = string)
- Cause: The function was invoked with a negative SCN range.
- Action: Use a positive SCN range.
- ORA-23656: Timeout occurred while string string process string
- Cause: The GoldenGate, XStream or Streams process could not be stopped or started.
- Action: Call the switch procedure again.
- ORA-23657: the converted file string already exists
- Cause: The converted file was already in existence. CONVERT FILE call does not overwrite the existing file.
- Action: Check whether the existing file can be deleted. If the existing file can be deleted, delete it. Otherwise, specify a different directory or file extension.
- ORA-23658: Invalid character set specified when converting column ‘string‘ in ‘string.string‘
- Cause: The conversion between two character sets for the column in the given table is not supported.
- Action: Check if the implicit conversion between source and destination column is supported.
- ORA-23659: Destination buffer is not large enough when converting column ‘string‘ in ‘string.string‘ (actual length: string; maximum length: string)
- Cause: The conversion between two character sets failed because a source column value is too large for the destination column.
- Action: Check if size of the source and destination column matches.
- ORA-23660: Unable to load NLS data object when converting column ‘string‘ in ‘string.string‘
- Cause: It may be caused by invalid NLS environment setting.
- Action: Check your NLS environment setting.
- ORA-23661: Canon capture name “string” not found
- Cause: There’s no such capture process
- Action: Pass the right parameter to the function
- ORA-23662: subset rule length exceeds maximum allowed value
- Cause: The length of an insert, update, or delete subset rule computed from the DML condition input exceeded the maximum allowed length.
- Action: Make the DML condition shorter.
- ORA-23663: local object string.string is not a single table view
- Cause: The view was based either on another view or multiple tables or views.
- Action: For comparison, specify a view based on a single table.
- ORA-23664: remote object string.string is not a single table view
- Cause: The view was based either on another view or multiple tables or views.
- Action: For comparison, specify a view based on a single table.
- ORA-23665: DML conflict handler “string” not found
- Cause: The DML conflict handler was not found for modification or removal.
- Action: Make sure the name of the conflict handler is correct and that it exists.
- ORA-23666: Default column group in use by DML conflict handler “string“
- Cause: A default column group was found for the specified Apply name, operation name, and conflict type.
- Action: Remove the existing default column group and retry.
- ORA-23667: Column “string” already used by conflict handler “string“
- Cause: The column was already in the column group of another conflict handler for the specified Apply name, operation name, and conflict type.
- Action: Remove the column from the other conflict handler or specify a different column.
- ORA-23668: Column “string” does not have a numeric data type.
- Cause: The specified column did not have a numeric data type. Delta conflict resolution requires numeric columns.
- Action: Check the data type of the column and specify only numeric columns.
- ORA-23669: Duplicate conflict handler name
- Cause: A DML conflict handler with the specified name was found.
- Action: Remove the current DML conflict handler or specify a different name.
- ORA-23670: Duplicate column name “string“
- Cause: The specified value was duplicated in the column group list.
- Action: Remove duplicated entries from the column group list.
- ORA-23671: Default column group required
- Cause: A default column group was not specified. The specified Apply name, operation name, and conflict type is only supported on default column groups.
- Action: Specify a default column group.
- ORA-23672: Column not specified in column group for DML conflict handling for table “string“.”string“
- Cause: The specified table contained a column that was not specified as part of a column group.
- Action: Add the column to a column group.
- ORA-23673: Invalid resolution column “string” for table “string“.”string“
- Cause: The specified resolution column was not valid.
- Action: Set the resolution column to a valid column.
- ORA-23674: Unable to handle delta conflict resolution for table “string“.”string“
- Cause: The specified table or the LCR contained a null value in one of the columns belonging to a delta conflict group.
- Action: Correct each delta column in the table or the error LCR if it currently has a null value.
- ORA-23675: Unsupported OPERATION_NAME, CONFLICT_TYPE, and METHOD_NAME
- Cause: The specified OPERATION_NAME, CONFLICT_TYPE, and METHOD_NAME was not a valid set of parameters.
- Action: Retry with a valid set of parameters.