How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38495: data type for the stored attribute string is inconsistent.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38495: data type for the stored attribute string is inconsistent. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38495: data type for the stored attribute string is inconsistent.

Reason for the Error ORA-38495: data type for the stored attribute string is inconsistent.

The actual data type for the stored attribute configured for the Expression Filter index object did not match the data type recorded in the Expression Filter dictionary.

How to fix the Error ORA-38495: data type for the stored attribute string is inconsistent. ?

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

Delete the attribute from the default index attributes and recreate it.