Wrong Error ORA-2291 With SQL*Loader And Import (IMP) When Trigger Exists On Target Table
Last updated on NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Applies to:
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.6 to 11.2.0.2 [Release 11.1 to 11.2]Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
During loading (SQL*Loader) or importing (IMP) data into a detail table referencing a master table you receive the error:
ORA-2291: integrity constraint (TEST.B_TAB_FK) violated - parent key not found
related to good records which exist in master table.
The next examples (SQL*Loader and IMP) demonstrate this:
1. Using SQL*Loader (SQLLDR)
=> The detail rows:
Column 1 D
Column 2 1
Column 3 1
Column 4 Detail 1 line 1
Column 1 D
Column 2 1
Column 3 2
Column 4 Detail 1 line 2
Column 1 D
Column 2 1
Column 3 3
Column 4 Detail 1 line 3
are correct but are rejected with wrong error ORA-2291.
Cause
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