Dependency analysis for function in plsql package

Question

Hi there,
I am trying to resolve a bug in a function which is inside a package. I want to know which package,functions are affected by the change so I can retest it. I have not changed the parameters or return type from function just the code inside it. Is there a table I can query that gives a dependency "tree"?
Thanks

Answer 1

user469956 wrote:
Hi there,
I am trying to resolve a bug in a function which is inside a package. I want to know which package,functions are affected by the change so I can retest it. I have not changed the parameters or return type from function just the code inside it. Is there a table I can query that gives a dependency "tree"?
ThanksThis is the beauty of a package. Since you have not changed the parameters or return type from function just the code inside it, all you need is issue:
CREATE OR REPLACE
  PACKAGE BODY package-name
  IS
modified-package-body
END package-name
/Do not replace/recompile package specification!!! Again, this is the beauty of a package: as long as you do not replace/recompile package specification, modifying package body does not invalidate any dependent objects.
SY.
P.S. If you want to get dependencies, use DBA_DEPENDENCIES/ALL_DEPENDENCIES/USER_DEPENDENCIES data dictionary views.