How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28071: The action is not valid.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28071: The action is not valid. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28071: The action is not valid.

Reason for the Error ORA-28071: The action is not valid.

The ACTION parameter to DBMS_REDACT.ALTER_POLICY was invalid.

How to fix the Error ORA-28071: The action is not valid. ?

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

Specify the ACTION parameter to DBMS_REDACT.ALTER_POLICY as one of the following values: DBMS_REDACT.MODIFY_EXPRESSION, DBMS_REDACT.MODIFY_COLUMN, DBMS_REDACT.ADD_COLUMN, or DBMS_REDACT.DROP_COLUMN.