Error
Error Code: ORA-28337

Oracle ORA-28337: Invalid Index Type

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-28337 error occurs in Oracle Database when attempting to perform an operation (often encryption-related) on a column that is indexed using a functional, domain, or join index. These index types are not supported for certain operations on encrypted columns.
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Error Message

ORA-28337: the specified index may not be defined on an encrypted column
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Functional Index
The index is a functional index, meaning it's based on an expression rather than a direct column value. ⚙
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Domain Index
The index is a domain index, which is a user-defined index type often used for specialized data types. 💻
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Join Index
The index is a join index, used to optimize queries involving joins between multiple tables. 🌐
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Solutions

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