How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38917: IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint disallowed for this operation?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38917: IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint disallowed for this operation with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38917: IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint disallowed for this operation

Reason for the Error ORA-38917: IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint disallowed for this operation

IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint was specified for the operation.

How to fix the Error ORA-38917: IGNORE_ROW_ON_DUPKEY_INDEX hint disallowed for this operation ?

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

You cannot specify this hint for this operation. Remove the hint from the statement.