How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16862: unsupported attribute specified for the ExternalDestination property?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16862: unsupported attribute specified for the ExternalDestination property with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16862: unsupported attribute specified for the ExternalDestination property

Reason for the Error ORA-16862: unsupported attribute specified for the ExternalDestination property

The value specified for the ExternalDestination property contained unsupported attributes.

How to fix the Error ORA-16862: unsupported attribute specified for the ExternalDestination property ?

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

Ensure that the value specified for the ExternalDestination property does not contain any of these attributes: LOCATION, ALTERNATE, MAX_FAILURE, SYNC, TEMPLATE, MANDATORY, DELAY, NET_TIMEOUT, and VALID_FOR.