Imp-00015 following statement failed because the object already exists

This is an Import Message generated by the Import utility. For more information about this utility, refer to Oracle Database Utilities.

What is the cause of IMP-00015 from Oracle 11g ?

Import failed to create an object because it already exists.

How to deal with IMP-00015 from Oracle 11g ?

Specify IGNORE=Y to ignore such errors and import rows even when tables are not created because they already exist.

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Linked Error Messages

• IMP-00007 must be a DBA to import objects to another user's account
• IMP-00008 unrecognized statement in the export file: string
• IMP-00009 abnormal end of export file
• IMP-00010 not a valid export file, header failed verification
• IMP-00011 formatted table data not currently supported
• IMP-00012 invalid export mode ( character ) in header
• IMP-00013 only a DBA can import a file exported by another DBA
• IMP-00014 option " string " is needed, but not present in database
• IMP-00016 required character set conversion (type number to number ) not supported
• IMP-00017 following statement failed with ORACLE error number :
• IMP-00018 partial import of previous table completed: number rows imported
• IMP-00019 row rejected due to ORACLE error number
• IMP-00020 long column too large for column buffer size ( number )
• IMP-00021 INCTYPE parameter is obsolete
• IMP-00022 failed to process parameters, type 'IMP HELP=Y' for help
• IMP-00023 Import views not installed, please notify your DBA