How to fix the Oracle error ORA-13796: invalid value string specified for problem type?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-13796: invalid value string specified for problem type with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-13796: invalid value string specified for problem type

Reason for the Error ORA-13796: invalid value string specified for problem type

An invalid problem type was specified to the SQL diagnosis advisor. Problem type should be one of the PROBLEM_TYPE_* defined in ‘admin/dbmsdiag.sql’.

How to fix the Error ORA-13796: invalid value string specified for problem type ?

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

Specify valid problem type.