How to fix the Oracle error ORA-04078: OLD and NEW values cannot be identical?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-04078: OLD and NEW values cannot be identical with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-04078: OLD and NEW values cannot be identical

Reason for the Error ORA-04078: OLD and NEW values cannot be identical

The referencing clause specifies identical values for NEW and OLD.

How to fix the Error ORA-04078: OLD and NEW values cannot be identical ?

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

Re-specify either the OLD or NEW referencing value.