How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31158: schema “string” currently being referenced?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31158: schema “string” currently being referenced with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31158: schema “string” currently being referenced

Reason for the Error ORA-31158: schema “string” currently being referenced

The specified schema URL is currently being referenced by the same session. This could happen because of PLSQL XMLType variables still in scope.

How to fix the Error ORA-31158: schema “string” currently being referenced ?

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

Ensure all references to this schema in this session are released and try the operation again.