Oracle Error ORA-19638: file string is not current enough to apply this incremental backup

Oracle Error Message

ORA-19638: file string is not current enough to apply this incremental backup

Reason for the Error

The checkpoint of the target for this incremental backup is less than the start of the incremental backup. If this backup were applied, then any changes made between the datafile checkpoint and the start of the incremental backup could be lost.

Solution

Supply a backup set that can be applied and retry the operation.