Drop Partition Failed With ORA-08104: This Index Object Is Being Online Built Or Rebuilt

(Doc ID 2358693.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

While doing ALTER TABLE <owner_name>.<table_name> DROP PARTITION "<partition_name>", the following error encoutered:

 

Cause

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