How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38429: invalid datatype for a stored attribute: string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38429: invalid datatype for a stored attribute: string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38429: invalid datatype for a stored attribute: string

Reason for the Error ORA-38429: invalid datatype for a stored attribute: string

The (resulting) datatype for the attribute was not appropriate for storing.

How to fix the Error ORA-38429: invalid datatype for a stored attribute: string ?

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

Choose a stored attribute that has a resulting datatype of NUMBER, VARCHAR2, CHAR or DATE.