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ORA-00939: Too many arguments for function

What it means

A function was called with more arguments than it accepts (e.g. NVL with 3 arguments).

How to fix it

Use the right function (COALESCE accepts many arguments, NVL only two) or remove the extra arguments.

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Updated 2026-11-12.