How to fix the Oracle error ORA-31676: illegal value for number of workers, string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-31676: illegal value for number of workers, string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-31676: illegal value for number of workers, string

Reason for the Error ORA-31676: illegal value for number of workers, string

Called create worker processes with an illegal number of workers specified.

How to fix the Error ORA-31676: illegal value for number of workers, string ?

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

Make sure that the number of workers value is greater than 0 and less than the maximum value for the platform (normally 32767). If this error occurs from a Data Pump client (e.g. expdp or impdp) and you specified the parallel parameter, try the operation again with a smaller value for the parallel parameter. If the error occurs again, contact Oracle Customer Support and report the error.