How to fix the Oracle error ORA-14285: cannot COALESCE the only partition of this hash partitioned table or index?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-14285: cannot COALESCE the only partition of this hash partitioned table or index with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-14285: cannot COALESCE the only partition of this hash partitioned table or index

Reason for the Error ORA-14285: cannot COALESCE the only partition of this hash partitioned table or index

A COALESCE PARTITION command was issued when there is only one partition in the table or index, which is illegal

How to fix the Error ORA-14285: cannot COALESCE the only partition of this hash partitioned table or index ?

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

Ensure that there is at least one partition. Drop the table or index to remove all partitions.