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ORA-00406 COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be 12.0.0.0.0 or greater while creating table with XMLTYPE column after upgrade to 12c (Doc ID 2251838.1)

Last updated on MAY 19, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Creating a table with XMLTYPE column is failing with below error after the upgrade to 12c from 11g

create table test1 (a number, sand sys.xmltype);

ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be 12.0.0.0.0 or greater


Changes

 Upgraded the database from 11g to 12c

Cause

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