How to fix the Oracle error ORA-22296: invalid ALTER TABLE option for conversion of LONG datatype to LOB?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-22296: invalid ALTER TABLE option for conversion of LONG datatype to LOB with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-22296: invalid ALTER TABLE option for conversion of LONG datatype to LOB

Reason for the Error ORA-22296: invalid ALTER TABLE option for conversion of LONG datatype to LOB

An attempt was made to specify ALTER TABLE options which are disallowed during conversion of LONG datatype to LOB. The only ALTER TABLE options allowed during conversion of LONG datatype to LOB are the default clause and LOB storage clause for the column being converted to LOB.

How to fix the Error ORA-22296: invalid ALTER TABLE option for conversion of LONG datatype to LOB ?

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

Remove the disallowed options.