Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-00972 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00972 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-00972 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-00972: identifier is too long

Cause

You tried to reference a table, cluster, view, index, synonym, tablespace, or username with a value that was longer than 30 characters.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Names for tables, clusters, views, indexes, synonyms, tablespaces, and usernames must be 30 characters or less. You must shorten the name to no more than 30 characters for these objects.