How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31417: column list contains control column string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31417: column list contains control column string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31417: column list contains control column string

Reason for the Error ORA-31417: column list contains control column string

Reserved column name was specified in a column list or column type parameter.

How to fix the Error ORA-31417: column list contains control column string ?

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

Control columns are selected with separate parameters. If you did not want a control column, then change the name of the specified column so that it does not conflict with a reserved column name.