How to fix the Oracle error XOQ-01497: Data type “string” is not allowed for an indexed attribute.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorXOQ-01497: Data type “string” is not allowed for an indexed attribute. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

XOQ-01497: Data type “string” is not allowed for an indexed attribute.

Reason for the Error XOQ-01497: Data type “string” is not allowed for an indexed attribute.

Cause: An invalid data type was specified for an indexed attribute.

How to fix the Error XOQ-01497: Data type “string” is not allowed for an indexed attribute. ?

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

Action: Either change the data type or set CreateIndex to False, set PopulateLineage to False, remove any target attributes or target dimensions from the attribute, and remove the attribute from the list of UniqueKeyAttributes in all dimension levels.