Oracle Error ORA-12057: materialized view “string”.”string” is INVALID and must complete refresh

Oracle Error Message

ORA-12057: materialized view “string”.”string” is INVALID and must complete refresh

Reason for the Error

The status of the materialized view was INVALID and an attempt was made to fast refresh the materialized view.

Solution

Perform a complete refresh of the materialized view. Check the value of the STATUS column in dba_mviews, all_mviews, or user_mviews to verify that the materialized view is VALID after the complete refresh.