ERROR: Could not delete DB checkpoint for REPLICAT

DB version:  11.2.0.2.0

OGG version:  11.2.1.0.3

OS Version: RHEL 6

GGSCI (oracledev10) 10> delete Replicat REP

ERROR: Could not delete DB checkpoint for REPLICAT REP (OCI Error ORA-00942: table or view does not exist (status = 942). Deleting from checkpoint table ggs_admin.ggchkpt, group 'REP', key 2292316344 (0x88a1f8b8), SQL <DELETE FROM ggs_admin.ggchkpt  WHERE group_name = 'REP' AND        group_key  = 2292316344>).

The  above error was due to REPLICAT process added without specifying NODBCHECKPOINT argument when it got created initially.

Solution:  Try deleting with "!" option

GGSCI (oracledev10) 12> delete replicat REP !

WARNING: Could not delete DB checkpoint for REPLICAT REP (OCI Error ORA-00942: table or view does not exist (status = 942). Deleting from checkpoint table ggs_admin.ggchkpt, group 'REP', key 2292316344 (0x88a1f8b8), SQL <DELETE FROM ggs_admin.ggchkpt  WHERE group_name = 'REP' AND        group_key  = 2292316344>).

Replicat REP Deleted now

Here, The “!” tells GoldenGate to ignore the checkpoint table

If we wish to create Replicat without checkpoint then use below command to create

ADD REPLICAT <group>, EXTTRAIL <trail>, NODBCHECKPOINT

If we want to create Replicat WITH checkpoint then use below command to create

ADD CHECKPOINTTABLE ggs_admin.ggchkpt          (create if not exists)

ADD REPLICAT <group>, EXTTRAIL <trail>,  CHECKPOINTTABLE ggs_admin.ggchkpt

Refer:

How Can I Delete A REPLICAT Created Without A Checkpoint Table? (Doc ID 965689.1)