How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29893: indextypes without column data do not need the given data type?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29893: indextypes without column data do not need the given data type with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29893: indextypes without column data do not need the given data type

Reason for the Error ORA-29893: indextypes without column data do not need the given data type

WITH ARRAY DML (DATA_TYPE, VARRAY_TYPE) option and WITHOUT COLUMN DATA option conflicted in an alter indextype statement

How to fix the Error ORA-29893: indextypes without column data do not need the given data type ?

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

Reissue the ALTER INDEXTYPE statement without the conflict.