How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19277: XPST0005 – XPath step specifies an item type matching no node: (string)?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19277: XPST0005 – XPath step specifies an item type matching no node: (string) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19277: XPST0005 – XPath step specifies an item type matching no node: (string)

Reason for the Error ORA-19277: XPST0005 – XPath step specifies an item type matching no node: (string)

The XPath step specified an item type that did not match any nodes according to the input XML schema or structure.

How to fix the Error ORA-19277: XPST0005 – XPath step specifies an item type matching no node: (string) ?

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

Correct the item type defintion as node of such type does not exit in the input XML schema or structure.