How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16861: ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16861: ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16861: ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute

Reason for the Error ORA-16861: ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute

The value specified for the ExternalDestination property did not contain the DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute.

How to fix the Error ORA-16861: ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute ?

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

Ensure that DB_UNIQUE_NAME is specified as the value for the ExternalDestination property.