How to fix the Oracle error ORA-14255: table is not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-14255: table is not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-14255: table is not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method

Reason for the Error ORA-14255: table is not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method

The table was not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method.

How to fix the Error ORA-14255: table is not partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List method ?

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

ALTER TABLE SPLIT/DROP PARTITION or ALTER TABLE MERGE PARTITIONS command is only valid for table partitioned by Range, List, Composite Range or Composite List methods. Ensure that the table is partitioned appropriately.