How to fix the Oracle error ORA-00976: Specified pseudocolumn or operator not allowed here.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00976: Specified pseudocolumn or operator not allowed here. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00976: Specified pseudocolumn or operator not allowed here.

Reason for the Error ORA-00976: Specified pseudocolumn or operator not allowed here.

LEVEL, PRIOR, ROWNUM, CONNECT_BY_ROOT, CONNECT_BY_ISLEAF or CONNECT_BY_ISCYCLE was specified at an illegal location.

How to fix the Error ORA-00976: Specified pseudocolumn or operator not allowed here. ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Remove LEVEL, PRIOR, ROWNUM, CONNECT_BY_ROOT, CONNECT_BY_ISLEAF or CONNECT_BY_ISCYCLE.