How to Edit and update a Procedure belonging to other owner

Question

1) How do i edit a stored procedure
2) After editing it how can i update it in other users log

Answer 1

You need resource privilege to recreate a procedure in another user's schema, CREATE ANY PROCEDURE.
Then you need access to the source code. Offline access is best. The data dictionary won't let you see package bodies belonging to other users from the ALL_SOURCE view, but should from DBA_SOURCE. GUI tools like TOAD and SQL Developer may let you see other users source but this will depend on the editor. Likewise the GUI tools may/may not let you edit others users code when you have privileges.
Generally, you don't "edit" stored procedures. You get the source, use an editor to modify the source, and replace it with the new code. Its best to keep offline backups of source while you are working on it, especially if you are using a GUI tool where a botched editing session will corrupt the online copy.
If using SQL*PLUS to recreate another user's stored procedure you need to prefix the create command with the username, something like
create or replace package scott.my_package ...which may not be necessary if you're using a GUI tool.
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