Oracle Error ORA-31689: illegal value for base worker id, string

Oracle Error Message

ORA-31689: illegal value for base worker id, string

Reason for the Error

Called create worker processes with an illegal base worker id value specified.

Solution

Make sure that the base worker id value is greater than 0 and less than the maximum value for the platform (normally 32767). If this error occurs from a Data Pump client (e.g. expdp or impdp), try the operation again. If the error occurs again, contact Oracle Customer Support and report the error.