How to fix the Oracle error ORA-34177: (MXCHGDCL19) number cannot be deleted because one or more partitioned variables instantiate it.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-34177: (MXCHGDCL19) number cannot be deleted because one or more partitioned variables instantiate it. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-34177: (MXCHGDCL19) number cannot be deleted because one or more partitioned variables instantiate it.

Reason for the Error ORA-34177: (MXCHGDCL19) number cannot be deleted because one or more partitioned variables instantiate it.

User attempted to CHGDFN DELETE a partition template, but some partitioned variable had data in the partition specified for deletion.

How to fix the Error ORA-34177: (MXCHGDCL19) number cannot be deleted because one or more partitioned variables instantiate it. ?

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

Drop the partitions that are causing the problem, then retry.