How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38808: edition has a usable parent and a usable child?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38808: edition has a usable parent and a usable child with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38808: edition has a usable parent and a usable child

Reason for the Error ORA-38808: edition has a usable parent and a usable child

An attempt was made to make an edition with a usable parent and a usable child edition unusable.

How to fix the Error ORA-38808: edition has a usable parent and a usable child ?

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

An edition with a usable parent and a usable child edition cannot be made unusable. Retry after either parent or child has been made unusable.