How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28604: table too fragmented to build bitmap index (string,string,string)?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28604: table too fragmented to build bitmap index (string,string,string) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28604: table too fragmented to build bitmap index (string,string,string)

Reason for the Error ORA-28604: table too fragmented to build bitmap index (string,string,string)

The table has one or more blocks that exceed the maximum number of rows expected when creating a bitmap index. This is probably due to deleted rows. The values in the message are: (data block address, slot number found, maximum slot allowed)

How to fix the Error ORA-28604: table too fragmented to build bitmap index (string,string,string) ?

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

Defragment the table or block(s). Use the values in the message to determine the FIRST block affected. (There may be others).