diff --git a/cohort/classes/local/entities/cohort.php b/cohort/classes/local/entities/cohort.php
index f70c644dd21..a9b06720f32 100644
--- a/cohort/classes/local/entities/cohort.php
+++ b/cohort/classes/local/entities/cohort.php
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class cohort extends base {
      * @return column[]
      */
     protected function get_all_columns(): array {
+        global $DB;
+
         $tablealias = $this->get_table_alias('cohort');
 
         // Category/context column.
@@ -124,14 +126,19 @@ class cohort extends base {
             ->set_is_sortable(true);
 
         // Description column.
+        $descriptionfieldsql = "{$tablealias}.description";
+        if ($DB->get_dbfamily() === 'oracle') {
+            $descriptionfieldsql = $DB->sql_order_by_text($descriptionfieldsql, 1024);
+        }
         $columns[] = (new column(
             'description',
             new lang_string('description'),
             $this->get_entity_name()
         ))
             ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
-            ->set_type(column::TYPE_TEXT)
-            ->add_fields("{$tablealias}.description, {$tablealias}.descriptionformat, {$tablealias}.id, {$tablealias}.contextid")
+            ->set_type(column::TYPE_LONGTEXT)
+            ->add_field($descriptionfieldsql, 'description')
+            ->add_fields("{$tablealias}.descriptionformat, {$tablealias}.id, {$tablealias}.contextid")
             ->add_callback(static function(?string $description, stdClass $cohort): string {
                 global $CFG;
                 require_once("{$CFG->libdir}/filelib.php");
diff --git a/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php b/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
index a3510f081ad..e9e6dd08a53 100644
--- a/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
+++ b/course/classes/local/entities/course_category.php
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class course_category extends base {
      * @return column[]
      */
     protected function get_all_columns(): array {
+        global $DB;
+
         $tablealias = $this->get_table_alias('course_categories');
         $tablealiascontext = $this->get_table_alias('context');
 
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ class course_category extends base {
             ->set_is_sortable(true);
 
         // Description column (note we need to join/select from the context table in order to format the column).
+        $descriptionfieldsql = "{$tablealias}.description";
+        if ($DB->get_dbfamily() === 'oracle') {
+            $descriptionfieldsql = $DB->sql_order_by_text($descriptionfieldsql, 1024);
+        }
         $columns[] = (new column(
             'description',
             new lang_string('description'),
@@ -141,8 +147,9 @@ class course_category extends base {
                 JOIN {context} {$tablealiascontext}
                   ON {$tablealiascontext}.instanceid = {$tablealias}.id
                  AND {$tablealiascontext}.contextlevel = " . CONTEXT_COURSECAT)
-            ->set_type(column::TYPE_TEXT)
-            ->add_fields("{$tablealias}.description, {$tablealias}.descriptionformat, {$tablealiascontext}.id AS contextid")
+            ->set_type(column::TYPE_LONGTEXT)
+            ->add_field($descriptionfieldsql, 'description')
+            ->add_fields("{$tablealias}.descriptionformat, {$tablealiascontext}.id AS contextid")
             ->add_callback(static function(?string $description, stdClass $category): string {
                 global $CFG;
                 require_once("{$CFG->libdir}/filelib.php");
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
index 982b3a08a41..734fdd2816d 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/course.php
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ class course extends base {
      * @return column[]
      */
     protected function get_all_columns(): array {
-        $columns = [];
+        global $DB;
+
         $coursefields = $this->get_course_fields();
         $tablealias = $this->get_table_alias('course');
         $contexttablealias = $this->get_table_alias('context');
@@ -247,14 +248,21 @@ class course extends base {
         }
 
         foreach ($coursefields as $coursefield => $coursefieldlang) {
+            $columntype = $this->get_course_field_type($coursefield);
+
+            $columnfieldsql = "{$tablealias}.{$coursefield}";
+            if ($columntype === column::TYPE_LONGTEXT && $DB->get_dbfamily() === 'oracle') {
+                $columnfieldsql = $DB->sql_order_by_text($columnfieldsql, 1024);
+            }
+
             $column = (new column(
                 $coursefield,
                 $coursefieldlang,
                 $this->get_entity_name()
             ))
                 ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
-                ->set_type($this->get_course_field_type($coursefield))
-                ->add_field("$tablealias.$coursefield")
+                ->set_type($columntype)
+                ->add_field($columnfieldsql, $coursefield)
                 ->add_callback([$this, 'format'], $coursefield)
                 ->set_is_sortable($this->is_sortable($coursefield));
 
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
index f690cc2dd1d..bd7bd483480 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/entities/user.php
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ class user extends base {
      * @return column[]
      */
     protected function get_all_columns(): array {
+        global $DB;
+
         $usertablealias = $this->get_table_alias('user');
 
         $fullnameselect = self::get_name_fields_select($usertablealias);
@@ -218,14 +220,19 @@ class user extends base {
         foreach ($userfields as $userfield => $userfieldlang) {
             $columntype = $this->get_user_field_type($userfield);
 
+            $columnfieldsql = "{$usertablealias}.{$userfield}";
+            if ($columntype === column::TYPE_LONGTEXT && $DB->get_dbfamily() === 'oracle') {
+                $columnfieldsql = $DB->sql_order_by_text($columnfieldsql, 1024);
+            }
+
             $column = (new column(
                 $userfield,
                 $userfieldlang,
                 $this->get_entity_name()
             ))
                 ->add_joins($this->get_joins())
-                ->add_field("{$usertablealias}.{$userfield}")
                 ->set_type($columntype)
+                ->add_field($columnfieldsql, $userfield)
                 ->set_is_sortable($this->is_sortable($userfield))
                 ->add_callback([$this, 'format'], $userfield);
 
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/user_profile_fields.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/user_profile_fields.php
index 56c837e79ee..bb301468192 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/user_profile_fields.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/helpers/user_profile_fields.php
@@ -118,13 +118,19 @@ class user_profile_fields {
      * @return column[]
      */
     public function get_columns(): array {
-        $columns = [];
+        global $DB;
 
+        $columns = [];
         foreach ($this->userprofilefields as $profilefield) {
             $userinfotablealias = database::generate_alias();
 
             $columntype = $this->get_user_field_type($profilefield->field->datatype);
 
+            $columnfieldsql = "{$userinfotablealias}.data";
+            if ($DB->get_dbfamily() === 'oracle') {
+                $columnfieldsql = $DB->sql_order_by_text($columnfieldsql, 1024);
+            }
+
             $column = (new column(
                 'profilefield_' . $profilefield->field->shortname,
                 new lang_string('customfieldcolumn', 'core_reportbuilder',
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ class user_profile_fields {
                 ->add_join("LEFT JOIN {user_info_data} {$userinfotablealias} " .
                     "ON {$userinfotablealias}.userid = {$this->usertablefieldalias} " .
                     "AND {$userinfotablealias}.fieldid = {$profilefield->fieldid}")
-                ->add_field("{$userinfotablealias}.data")
+                ->add_field($columnfieldsql, 'data')
                 ->set_type($columntype)
                 ->set_is_sortable($columntype !== column::TYPE_LONGTEXT)
                 ->add_callback([$this, 'format_profile_field'], $profilefield);