How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31007: Attempted to delete non-empty container string/string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31007: Attempted to delete non-empty container string/string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31007: Attempted to delete non-empty container string/string

Reason for the Error ORA-31007: Attempted to delete non-empty container string/string

An attempt was made to delete a non-empty container in the XDB hierarchical resolver.

How to fix the Error ORA-31007: Attempted to delete non-empty container string/string ?

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

Either perform a recursive deletion, or first delete the contents of the container.