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ORA-21700 Reported After dropping a version of abstract type by dropping an edition (Doc ID 2969973.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.16.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Scenario:

You have data stored in ANYDATA columns based on custom object types.

After you drop the edition and run dbms_editions_utilities.clean_unusable_editions, this data becomes unusable due to ORA-21700.

 

Changes

None

Cause

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