How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31160: max substitution group size string exceeded by “string” (string) for head element “string” (string)?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31160: max substitution group size string exceeded by “string” (string) for head element “string” (string) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31160: max substitution group size string exceeded by “string” (string) for head element “string” (string)

Reason for the Error ORA-31160: max substitution group size string exceeded by “string” (string) for head element “string” (string)

The maximum limit on nested substitution groups has been exceeded by an element.

How to fix the Error ORA-31160: max substitution group size string exceeded by “string” (string) for head element “string” (string) ?

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

Delete specified schema and re-register it after removing the offending substitution element.