Newbie question: sql runs on sqlplus but not compile in pl/sql?

Question

I have the following two tables I would like to put a sql statement into pl/sql packages so I can use dbms_jobs automate it however, I keep getting compile time error. It seems to me that pl/sql does not like my sql that runs fine in sqlplus. Below is the error message and my test case?
mdb_user@CMD> show error
Errors for PACKAGE BODY DATA_QUALITY_REPORT_P:
LINE/COL ERROR
10/1 PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
13/42 PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
create table S_ORG_EXT
accnt_type_cd varchar2(100),
cust_stat_cd varchar2(100)
insert into s_org_ext
select column_name,data_type from user_tab_columns where rownum <= 100
select * from s_org_ext
create table data_quality_report
runid number not null,
report_type number not null, --report type such as dup or not dup or other metrics
org_level number not null, --organization level nsgn, sgn, shipto
loc_level number not null,--locale level by city, by country, by region, grand_total
name varchar2(100) not null,--the row output name of the agg
value number not null,-- the row output value of the agg
rundate date default sysdate
create sequence data_quality_report_seq start with 1000
INCREMENT BY 1
NOCACHE
NOCYCLE
insert into data_quality_report
select data_quality_report_seq.nextval,3,99,99,accnt_type_cd,cnt,sysdate from
select accnt_type_cd, count (*) cnt from S_ORG_EXT where cust_stat_cd = 'VARCHAR2' group by accnt_type_cd order by 2 desc
select * from data_quality_report
truncate table data_quality_report
CREATE or replace PACKAGE data_quality_report_p AS
function pull_data return data_quality_report.runid%type;
END data_quality_report_p ;
create or replace package body data_quality_report_p as
function pull_data return data_quality_report.runid%type is
new_rid data_quality_report.runid%type;
begin
select data_quality_report_seq.nextval into new_rid from dual;
insert into data_quality_report
select new_rid,3,999999,999999,accnt_type_cd,cnt,sysdate from
select accnt_type_cd, count (*) cnt from S_ORG_EXT where cust_stat_cd = 'VARCHAR2' group by accnt_type_cd order by 2 desc
return new_rid;
exception
when no_data_found then
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Handling NO_DATA_FOUND exception.');
when others then
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Handling OTHER exception.');
end; --end pull_data
end data_quality_report_p;
/

Answer 1

Hi,
A very common cause for ORA-00942 in a stored procedure (here I'm including packages and functions) is that you have privileges only through a role. Roles don't count in stored procedures if they are compiled with the default "AUTHID DEFINER". Either
(1) have whatever privileges you need (e.g. "INSERT ON data_quality_report" or "SELECT ON s_org_ext") granted directly to you (the package owner), or to the pseudo-user PUBLIC, and not merely to some role that you have, or
(2) create the package in the same schema as the tables, or
(3) create the package with "invoker's rights", like this
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE data_quality_report_p
AUTHID CURRENT_USER       -- Added
AS
    FUNCTION pull_data ...'AUTHID CURRENT_USER" goes right before the keyword "IS" (or "AS") in the package spec; you don't have to do anything to the package body.
However, if you do this, then whoever runs the package will need to have those privileges, in addition to EXECUTE privileges on the package. Privileges granted through a role will be okay.
Usually, (1) is the best solution. Have the table owner(s), or someone with the proper authority, grant privileges directly to you.
By the way, there's no point in having an ORDER BY clause in a sub-query like you're doing, and there's no point in having ORDER BY in an INSERT statement. It's not causing the ORA_00932 error (or any other error), it's just wasting resources.
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Mar 23, 2011 4:02 PM
Change DEFINER to CURRENT_USER in a couple of places. (Bad mistake!)