How to fix the Oracle error ORA-32048: cycle mark column name for CYCLE clause must not be part of the column alias list?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-32048: cycle mark column name for CYCLE clause must not be part of the column alias list with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-32048: cycle mark column name for CYCLE clause must not be part of the column alias list

Reason for the Error ORA-32048: cycle mark column name for CYCLE clause must not be part of the column alias list

The CYCLE clause for a recursive WITH query specified a cycle mark column that was already listed in the column alias list for the WITH clause query name.

How to fix the Error ORA-32048: cycle mark column name for CYCLE clause must not be part of the column alias list ?

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

Specify a different name for the cycle mark column for the CYCLE clause or remove the name from the column alias list.