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ORA-08181 When Select Scn_to_timestamp(Ora_rowscn) (Doc ID 361480.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 29, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 10.2 to 11.2]
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
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Symptoms

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You are attempting to use the SCN_TO_TIMESTAMP(ORA_ROWSCN) functions to return the row SCN value and are getting ORA-8181 errors returned as demonstrated below:

Cause

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