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ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded
SA-69426
Summary
The 'ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded' error is generated continuously in the Business Intelligence Exchange (BIX) logs. As a result, the jobs fail in every run.
Error Messages
[PegaRULES-Batch-1] [ ] [pperEndUser:03.02.01] (internal.access.ExtractImpl) ERROR - SQL Exception: ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1
ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded
[PegaRULES-Batch-1] [ ] [pperEndUser:03.02.01] (internal.access.ExtractImpl) ERROR - YOURTABLE: table doesn't exist in target Database: TARGETDATABASE
Steps to Reproduce
Rerun the BIX extract.
Root Cause
A defect or configuration issue in the operating environment.
The open_cursors limit on the target database is the default 300. The the source database, this limit is set to 1000.
Oracle driver bug with a cursor leak exists in the getTables. However, this is an issue with the Oracle driver 12.1.0.2.0.
Oracle driver 12.1.0.1.0 is used and should not cause any issue.
Resolution
Make the following change to the operating environment:
Update the open_cursors count to 1000 on the target database.
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Published January 4, 2019 - Updated December 2, 2021
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