How to fix the Oracle error ORA-37105: (XSVPART05) Only variables dimensioned by a CONCAT PARTITION TEMPLATE can have string partitions.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-37105: (XSVPART05) Only variables dimensioned by a CONCAT PARTITION TEMPLATE can have string partitions. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-37105: (XSVPART05) Only variables dimensioned by a CONCAT PARTITION TEMPLATE can have string partitions.

Reason for the Error ORA-37105: (XSVPART05) Only variables dimensioned by a CONCAT PARTITION TEMPLATE can have string partitions.

User attempted to create an external partition on a partitioned variable, but the variable was dimensioned by a RANGE or LIST partition template.

How to fix the Error ORA-37105: (XSVPART05) Only variables dimensioned by a CONCAT PARTITION TEMPLATE can have string partitions. ?

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

Declare the partition INTERNAL instead of EXTERNAL, or use a CONCAT partition template in place of the RANGE or LIST partition template.