Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-04098 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-04098 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-04098 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-04098: trigger name is invalid and failed re-validation

Cause

A trigger was attempted to be retrieved for execution and was found to be invalid. This also means that compilation/authorization failed for the trigger.

Resolution

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

Option #1

Resolve the compilation/authorization errors.

Option #2

Disable the trigger.

Option #3

Drop the trigger.

Note

You can also try running the following command to check for errors on the trigger:

SHOW ERRORS TRIGGER trigger_name;

Replace trigger_name with the name of your trigger.