How to fix the Oracle error ORA-39254: direct path load not possible into preexisting table with column that has a default value and is not being loaded; table string, column string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-39254: direct path load not possible into preexisting table with column that has a default value and is not being loaded; table string, column string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-39254: direct path load not possible into preexisting table with column that has a default value and is not being loaded; table string, column string

Reason for the Error ORA-39254: direct path load not possible into preexisting table with column that has a default value and is not being loaded; table string, column string

The direct path access method could not be used to load into a pre-existing table that has a column with a default value and that column is not being loaded into.

How to fix the Error ORA-39254: direct path load not possible into preexisting table with column that has a default value and is not being loaded; table string, column string ?

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

Remove the ACCESS_METHOD parameter from the import command line.