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Database Error Messages

Release

Updated

Oct 13, 2025

ORA-16861

ExternalDestination property requires DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute

Cause

The value specified for the ExternalDestination property did not contain the DB_UNIQUE_NAME attribute.

Action

Ensure that DB_UNIQUE_NAME is specified as the value for the ExternalDestination property.