How to fix the Oracle error PGU-41110: field name string appears multiple times in data definition string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPGU-41110: field name string appears multiple times in data definition string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PGU-41110: field name string appears multiple times in data definition string

Reason for the Error PGU-41110: field name string appears multiple times in data definition string

Cause: A REDEFINE specifies the field name ; this field name is multiply defined in the data definition . The field name must be sufficiently qualified to remove the ambiguity so that a unique field may be referenced.

How to fix the Error PGU-41110: field name string appears multiple times in data definition string ?

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

Action: Replace the ambiguous field name with a sufficiently qualified field name. An example of a qualified field name is SUBFIELD2 OF FIELD1 (or the generic equivalent, FIELD1.SUBFIELD2). It may be easier to just spool the output for a REPORT of the DATA definition for into an output file, edit the output file, and DEFINE the DATA object named anew.