How to fix the Oracle error ORA-22997: VARRAY | OPAQUE stored as LOB is not specified at the table level?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-22997: VARRAY | OPAQUE stored as LOB is not specified at the table level with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-22997: VARRAY | OPAQUE stored as LOB is not specified at the table level

Reason for the Error ORA-22997: VARRAY | OPAQUE stored as LOB is not specified at the table level

An attempt was made to specify a VARRAY|OPAQUE column to be stored as LOB at the partition/subpartition/template level. However the VARRAY|OPAQUE column was not specified to be stored as LOB at the table level when the table was created.

How to fix the Error ORA-22997: VARRAY | OPAQUE stored as LOB is not specified at the table level ?

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

Specify the VARRAY | OPAQUE column to be stored as LOB at the table level when the table is created. Alternatively, do not specify the VARRAY | OPAQUE column to be stored as LOB at the partition/subpartition/template level if it is not specified at the table level when the table is created.