How to fix the Oracle error ORA-55638: DDL operations on Flashback Data Archive-enabled table are not allowed at this point?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-55638: DDL operations on Flashback Data Archive-enabled table are not allowed at this point with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-55638: DDL operations on Flashback Data Archive-enabled table are not allowed at this point

Reason for the Error ORA-55638: DDL operations on Flashback Data Archive-enabled table are not allowed at this point

Flashback Data Archive could not acquire resources to complete the operation on Oracle RAC.

How to fix the Error ORA-55638: DDL operations on Flashback Data Archive-enabled table are not allowed at this point ?

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

Retry the DDL at a later time.