How do I work around a msaccess_utilities error

Question

The msaccess query has rows
Booking.[Lecture Date],
Year([Lecture Date]) AS [Year],
Month([Lecture Date]) AS [Month],
SQL Dveloper quick migration translates this as:
Booking.Lecture_Date,
msaccess_utilities.datepart('YEAR', Lecture_Date) YEAR,
msaccess_utilities.datepart('MONTH', Lecture_Date) MONTH,
But the package definition does not have a datepart function so the migration dies at this point.
The package definition is
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE msaccess_utilities AS
FUNCTION month(datetime_expr VARCHAR2) RETURN NUMBER;
FUNCTION year(datetime_expr VARCHAR2) RETURN NUMBER;
END msaccess_utilities;
I assume that it should have a datepart function, or the column definitions should call the year and month functions.
Is there any way to get the migration assistant to generate code that will handle these columns correctly?
Secondly, if I fix and run the SQL manually, how do I get the migration to re-start at the data load step?
thanks
~trevor

Answer 1

Hi Trevor,
The Migrate Data option will remain greyed out if you don't have an open connection to a Migration Repository. I would recommend that you review the steps outlined in the accompanying Help, specifically the section Before You Start Migrating: General Information in the chapter titled Migrating Third-Party Databases, available via the Help > Table of Contents menu item. Once you have created a connection to a Migration Repository, all of the menu items under "Migration" show be active. Some supplementary documentation is available for download from OTN - http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10405_01/doc/nav/portal_booklist.htm.
Note: in order to use the Migrate Data option, you will also need to create a connection to the MS Access MDB file that you are migrating. This Access connection will then be used during the data migration process.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Hilary