How to fix the Oracle error ORA-36872: (XSTFDSC02) Column type specifier cannot be used when the table function data type is specified.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-36872: (XSTFDSC02) Column type specifier cannot be used when the table function data type is specified. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-36872: (XSTFDSC02) Column type specifier cannot be used when the table function data type is specified.

Reason for the Error ORA-36872: (XSTFDSC02) Column type specifier cannot be used when the table function data type is specified.

Column type can only be used with implicitly-specified table functions

How to fix the Error ORA-36872: (XSTFDSC02) Column type specifier cannot be used when the table function data type is specified. ?

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

Remove column type from reference from the LIMITMAP or remove the explicit table function data type specification.