How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29885: domain index is defined on the column to be modified?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29885: domain index is defined on the column to be modified with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29885: domain index is defined on the column to be modified

Reason for the Error ORA-29885: domain index is defined on the column to be modified

An ALTER TABLE MODIFY COLUMN was issued on a column on which a domain index exists.

How to fix the Error ORA-29885: domain index is defined on the column to be modified ?

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

Drop the domain index before attempting to modify the column.