Error
Error Code: ORA-29820

Oracle Error ORA-29820: Missing Statistics Type

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-29820 error in Oracle Database indicates that the specified statistics type does not exist when attempting to associate it with a database object. This typically occurs during operations involving extended statistics or custom statistics collection.
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Error Message

ORA-29820: the statistics type is not present
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Known Causes

4 known causes
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Type Definition Missing
The user-defined statistics type (including its associated functions) has not been created in the database schema.
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Incorrect Type Name
The specified statistics type name in the `DBMS_STATS` procedure call is misspelled or incorrect.
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Insufficient Privileges
The user attempting to associate the statistics type lacks the necessary privileges to access or use the specified type.
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Type Schema Issue
The statistics type exists in a different schema than expected, and the correct schema prefix is not used.
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Solutions

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