INSERT INTO USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA failing with ORA-06531 ORA-06512 ORA-04088 after upgrade to 12c

Last updated on NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Applies to:

Symptoms

After upgrade from version 11gR1 Standard Edition to 12c Standard Edition, attempts to insert sdo_geometry metadata into USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA fail with errors:

SQL> INSERT INTO USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA (TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME)
VALUES ('cola_markets','shape') 2
3 ;
INSERT INTO USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA (TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME)
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06531: Reference to uninitialized collection
ORA-06512: at "MDSYS.SDO_GEOM_TRIG_INS1", line 33
ORA-04088: error during execution of trigger 'MDSYS.SDO_GEOM_TRIG_INS1'

Changes

 Upgraded the database from 11g to 12c

Cause