Category Archives: ORA Database Error Messages

ORA-31657: data filter name can not be defaulted

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ORA-31657: data filter name can not be defaulted
Cause: A null data filter name was supplied
Action: Fix the call to specify a data filter name

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ORA-31656: cannot use TABLESPACE_EXPR filter with transportable mode

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ORA-31656: cannot use TABLESPACE_EXPR filter with transportable mode
Cause: A TABLESPACE_EXPR metadata filter was supplied for for a transportable mode import job. Transportable mode import does not support the subsetting of tablespaces from a dump file set
Action: Remove the filter expression

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ORA-31655: no data or metadata objects selected for job

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ORA-31655: no data or metadata objects selected for job
Cause: After the job parameters and filters were applied, the job specified by the user did not reference any objects
Action: Verify that the mode of the job specified objects to be moved. For command line clients, verify that the INCLUDE, EXCLUDE and CONTENT parameters were correctly set. For DBMS_DATAPUMP API users, verify that the metadata filters, data filters, and parameters that were supplied on the job were correctly set

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ORA-31654: unable to convert file or volume size as specified to a number

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ORA-31654: unable to convert file or volume size as specified to a number
Cause: File or volume size specification has an error the prevents it from being converted into a numeric value
Action: Fix the call

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ORA-31653: unable to determine job operation for privilege check

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ORA-31653: unable to determine job operation for privilege check
Cause: Failure trying to determine the operation of the current job in order to test for appropriate privileges
Action: Retry in case it's an intermittent failure. If it still fails, detach, reattach, and retry the call. Contact Oracle Customer Support if the problem persists

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ORA-31652: command response message was invalid type – detaching job

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ORA-31652: command response message was invalid type - detaching job
Cause: Something horribly wrong with the command/response protocol
Action: Reattach and retry operation. Contact Oracle Customer Support if the problem persists

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ORA-31651: communication error with master process – detaching job

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ORA-31651: communication error with master process - detaching job
Cause: Unexpected failure trying to communicate with the master process
Action: Attach again and retry operation. Contact Oracle Customer Support if the problem persists

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ORA-31650: timeout waiting for master process response

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ORA-31650: timeout waiting for master process response
Cause: After creating the job infrastructure and sending the initial message to the master process, it failed to respond in the allotted time and most likely aborted during startup
Action: Retry the open or attach request. Contact Oracle Customer Support if the problem persists

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ORA-31649: Master process string violated startup protocol

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ORA-31649: Master process string violated startup protocol
Cause: The master process whose name is listed started up but then exited before notifying the creating process that it was finished with initialization
Action: Refer to any following error messages for possible actions. Check the trace log for the failed process to see if there is any information about the failure. Correct the error, if possible, and try the operation again. If the error occurs again, contact Oracle Customer Support and report the error

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ORA-31648: Timeout before master process string finished initialization

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ORA-31648: Timeout before master process string finished initialization
Cause: The master process whose name is listed started up but did not finish its initialization within the allowed time limit
Action: Refer to any following error messages for possible actions. Check the trace log for the failed process to see if there is any information about the failure. Correct the error, if possible, and try the operation again. If the error occurs again, contact Oracle Customer Support and report the error

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