How to fix the Oracle error ORA-22153: source variable-length array is not initialized?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-22153: source variable-length array is not initialized with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-22153: source variable-length array is not initialized

Reason for the Error ORA-22153: source variable-length array is not initialized

The variable-length array on the left-hand-side of an assignment or the source array of an append is not initialized.

How to fix the Error ORA-22153: source variable-length array is not initialized ?

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

Initialize the destination variable-length array prior to calling this function.