Error
Error Code: ORA-29921

Oracle ORA-29921: Operator Placement

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-29921 error occurs in Oracle Database when an ancillary operator associated with a primary operator is incorrectly placed outside a UNION ALL view query block, while the primary operator resides within a branch of that UNION ALL. This placement violates the requirement for both operators to be within the same query block.
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Error Message

ORA-29921: ancillary operator not supported with set view query block
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Incorrect Operator Scope
The ancillary operator is defined outside the UNION ALL view query block, while its primary operator is inside one of the UNION ALL branches.
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View Definition Error
The view definition contains an incorrect placement of the ancillary operator relative to the UNION ALL structure.
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Complex Query Block
The query block containing the UNION ALL is too complex, leading to misinterpretation by the optimizer.
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Solutions

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