How to fix the Oracle error ORA-25208: RELATIVE_MSGID must be specified if SEQUENCE_DEVIATION is BEFORE?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-25208: RELATIVE_MSGID must be specified if SEQUENCE_DEVIATION is BEFORE with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-25208: RELATIVE_MSGID must be specified if SEQUENCE_DEVIATION is BEFORE

Reason for the Error ORA-25208: RELATIVE_MSGID must be specified if SEQUENCE_DEVIATION is BEFORE

A relative message identifier should be specified if sequence deviation is specified as BEFORE.

How to fix the Error ORA-25208: RELATIVE_MSGID must be specified if SEQUENCE_DEVIATION is BEFORE ?

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

Either specify an existing relative message identifier or don’t specify sequence deviation as BEFORE.