How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-20201: datafile not found in the recovery catalog?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-20201: datafile not found in the recovery catalog with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-20201: datafile not found in the recovery catalog

Reason for the Error RMAN-20201: datafile not found in the recovery catalog

The specified datafile is not found in the recovery catalog

How to fix the Error RMAN-20201: datafile not found in the recovery catalog ?

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

make sure that the datafile name is correct and that the recovery catalog is up-to-date