How to fix the Oracle error ORA-40210: invalid score criterion type when cost matrix is specified?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-40210: invalid score criterion type when cost matrix is specified with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-40210: invalid score criterion type when cost matrix is specified

Reason for the Error ORA-40210: invalid score criterion type when cost matrix is specified

The score criterion type may not be ‘PROBABILITY’ when a cost matrix is specified.

How to fix the Error ORA-40210: invalid score criterion type when cost matrix is specified ?

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

Set score criterion type to ‘COST’ or don’t specify a cost matrix.