Error creating Spatial Index - ORA-29855

Question

I have a DB in 11g that I used SQL Developer to copy to my local machine, 10g installation. I copied the same kind of databases around a lot but this is the first time I'm getting this error, when creating the spatial index.
For this table I only copy the DDL and then run a .sql file with lot's of inserts and now I'm trying to create the spatial index.
So I tried:
CREATE INDEX location_spatial_idx ON location(locationcoordinates) INDEXTYPE IS MDSYS.SPATIAL_INDEX;
And got:
ORA-29855: error occurred in the execution of ODCIINDEXCREATE routine
ORA-13203: failed to read USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view
ORA-13203: failed to read USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view
ORA-06512: at "MDSYS.SDO_INDEX_METHOD_10I", line 10
My DB is:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Prod
I tried running the create index as SYSDBA with no luck.
select * from mdsys.sdo_index_metadata_table -> empty for this user owner
select sdo_index_name from user_sdo_index_metadata -> empty
SELECT * FROM SDO_INDEX_METADATA -> empty
So... any clue on what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

user10768987 wrote:
ORA-29855: error occurred in the execution of ODCIINDEXCREATE routine
ORA-13203: failed to read USER_SDO_GEOM_METADATA view
So... any clue on what I'm doing wrong?I would think that Oracle is quite clearly telling you what is wrong here: Your table is not in the metadata.
If you simply create the DDL for the table and create the insert statements from SQL Developer, it won't create the insert into user_sdo_geom_metadata....
And in order to create a spatial index, the table MUST be in the user_sdo_geom_metadata, whether you try to create the index as SYSDBA or as the owner of the table.
Regards,
Stefan
Edited by: Stefan Jager on Jun 4, 2013 9:14 AM