How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38506: invalid attribute type for text predicates?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38506: invalid attribute type for text predicates with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38506: invalid attribute type for text predicates

Reason for the Error ORA-38506: invalid attribute type for text predicates

An attempt was made to use an invalid type for an attribute configured for text predicates.

How to fix the Error ORA-38506: invalid attribute type for text predicates ?

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

Use either a VARCHAR or a CLOB attribute instead.