Error
Error Code: ORA-29491

Oracle ORA-29491: Invalid Chunking

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-29491 error occurs in Oracle Database when attempting to chunk a table using ROWID, but the specified table is not a physical table or is an Index-Organized Table (IOT). Chunking by ROWID is only supported for physical tables.
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Error Message

ORA-29491: invalid table for chunking
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Not a Physical Table
The table being chunked is not a standard physical table, such as a view or a materialized view.
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Index-Organized Table (IOT)
The table is an IOT, where data is stored in index order rather than a heap-organized table.
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Incorrect Table Type
The table specified in the chunking operation is of an unsupported type for ROWID-based chunking.
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Solutions

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