How to fix the Oracle error ORA-13123: invalid name specified?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-13123: invalid name specified with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-13123: invalid name specified

Reason for the Error ORA-13123: invalid name specified

The create_topo operation requires a unique TOPOLOGY name, that already does not exist in the database.

How to fix the Error ORA-13123: invalid name specified ?

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

Check to see if there is already an entry in the USER_SDO_TOPO_METADATA (or the MDSYS.SDO_TOPO_METADATA_TABLE) with this topology name.