How to fix the Oracle error ORA-32482: sequence column for SEARCH clause must be different from the cycle mark column for CYCLE clause?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-32482: sequence column for SEARCH clause must be different from the cycle mark column for CYCLE clause with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-32482: sequence column for SEARCH clause must be different from the cycle mark column for CYCLE clause

Reason for the Error ORA-32482: sequence column for SEARCH clause must be different from the cycle mark column for CYCLE clause

A SEARCH clause and a CYCLE clause was specified for a recursive WITH query, but the sequence column of the SEARCH clause matched the cycle mark column of the CYCLE clause.

How to fix the Error ORA-32482: sequence column for SEARCH clause must be different from the cycle mark column for CYCLE clause ?

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

Change either the sequence column or the cycle mark column so that they no longer match.