Oracle Error ORA-02303: cannot drop or replace a type with type or table dependents

Oracle Error Message

ORA-02303: cannot drop or replace a type with type or table dependents

Reason for the Error

An attempt was made to drop or replace a type that has type or table dependents.

Solution

For DROP TYPE, drop all type(s) and table(s) depending on the type and then retry the operation, or use the FORCE option. For CREATE TYPE, drop all type(s) and table(s) depending on the type and then retry the operation, or drop all table(s) depending on the type and retry with the FORCE option.