How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31634: job already exists?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31634: job already exists with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31634: job already exists

Reason for the Error ORA-31634: job already exists

Job creation or restart failed because a job having the selected name is currently executing. This also generally indicates that a Master Table with that job name exists in the user schema. Refer to any following error messages for clarification.

How to fix the Error ORA-31634: job already exists ?

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

Select a different job name, or stop the currently executing job and re-try the operation (may require a DROP on the Master Table).