How to fix the Oracle error ORA-56702: consumer group string is for internal use only and cannot be a switch target?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-56702: consumer group string is for internal use only and cannot be a switch target with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-56702: consumer group string is for internal use only and cannot be a switch target

Reason for the Error ORA-56702: consumer group string is for internal use only and cannot be a switch target

An attempt was made to specify an INTERNAL_USE consumer group as a switch target.

How to fix the Error ORA-56702: consumer group string is for internal use only and cannot be a switch target ?

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

Do not attempt to switch to INTERNAL_USE consumer groups.