How to fix the Oracle error ORA-37138: (XSCCOMP13) You cannot delete values from workspace object because it is an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-37138: (XSCCOMP13) You cannot delete values from workspace object because it is an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-37138: (XSCCOMP13) You cannot delete values from workspace object because it is an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE.

Reason for the Error ORA-37138: (XSCCOMP13) You cannot delete values from workspace object because it is an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE.

The user tried to MAINTAIN DELETE from an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE.

How to fix the Error ORA-37138: (XSCCOMP13) You cannot delete values from workspace object because it is an aggregated COMPRESSED COMPOSITE. ?

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

In order to perform this sort of maintenance the composite must first be cleared. This can be done by running the CLEAR AGGREGATES command on the variable dimensioning the composite. Note that this will remove all data computed during the last AGGREGATE command.