Error
Error Code: ORA-28659

Oracle ORA-28659: Partition Compression Order

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

This error occurs when attempting to enable compression on a table partition before enabling it at the table level. Oracle requires compression to be defined at the table level before being applied to individual partitions.
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Error Message

ORA-28659: COMPRESS must be specified at object level first
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Known Causes

2 known causes
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Missing Table-Level Compression
You are trying to enable compression on a partition without first specifying compression for the entire table.
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Incorrect Compression Order
The `ALTER TABLE` statement attempts to set partition compression before defining the table's default compression attributes.
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