How to fix the Oracle error ORA-44742: Cannot alter columns of a table that is shared by other group(s).?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-44742: Cannot alter columns of a table that is shared by other group(s). with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-44742: Cannot alter columns of a table that is shared by other group(s).

Reason for the Error ORA-44742: Cannot alter columns of a table that is shared by other group(s).

An attempt was made to add columns to, modify columns of, or drop columns from a table shared by other group(s).

How to fix the Error ORA-44742: Cannot alter columns of a table that is shared by other group(s). ?

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

First drop group(s) with shared table(s) from this group and then proceed with this operation.