How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31486: cannot support column string in this configuration?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31486: cannot support column string in this configuration with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31486: cannot support column string in this configuration

Reason for the Error ORA-31486: cannot support column string in this configuration

The specified column cannot be used in a Distributed HotLog configuration when the source database version is 9.2.0.6 or 10.1.0.0.

How to fix the Error ORA-31486: cannot support column string in this configuration ?

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

Remove the specified column from the CREATE_CHANGE_TABLE or ALTER_CHANGE_TABLE CDC API call.