How to fix the Oracle error ORA-22898: existing scope clause on “string” points to a table other than the one mentioned in the referential constraint?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-22898: existing scope clause on “string” points to a table other than the one mentioned in the referential constraint with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-22898: existing scope clause on “string” points to a table other than the one mentioned in the referential constraint

Reason for the Error ORA-22898: existing scope clause on “string” points to a table other than the one mentioned in the referential constraint

Table mentioned in the referential integrity constraint is different from the scope table of the REF column.

How to fix the Error ORA-22898: existing scope clause on “string” points to a table other than the one mentioned in the referential constraint ?

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

Specify the scope table of the REF column in the referential integrity constraint and then retry the operation.