How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31525: could not find column string in CDC change table string.string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31525: could not find column string in CDC change table string.string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31525: could not find column string in CDC change table string.string

Reason for the Error ORA-31525: could not find column string in CDC change table string.string

A column was missing for an imported Change Data Capture change table.

How to fix the Error ORA-31525: could not find column string in CDC change table string.string ?

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

It is likely that this table existed before the import operation and import did not overwrite it. Determine whether the imported change table should supercede the original table. If so, drop the original table and retry the import. If not, the change table must have a different name in order to be imported.