How to fix the Oracle error ORA-30985: The virtual XMLType column for chaining is missing?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-30985: The virtual XMLType column for chaining is missing with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-30985: The virtual XMLType column for chaining is missing

Reason for the Error ORA-30985: The virtual XMLType column for chaining is missing

The virtual XMLType column for chaining was missing when creating a structured XML index.

How to fix the Error ORA-30985: The virtual XMLType column for chaining is missing ?

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

A virtual XMLType column for chaining has to be specified when creating a structured XML Index.