How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28060: A data redaction policy already exists on this column.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28060: A data redaction policy already exists on this column. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28060: A data redaction policy already exists on this column.

Reason for the Error ORA-28060: A data redaction policy already exists on this column.

A data redaction policy was already in existence on this column.

How to fix the Error ORA-28060: A data redaction policy already exists on this column. ?

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

Specify a colunm which does not already have a redaction policy defined on it, or use DBMS_REDACT.ALTER_POLICY to alter the existing redaction policy for this column.