Non-sense error message trying to create view

Question

Greetings All,
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production on Windows 2008R2
I am getting an error while trying to create a view. The error makes no sense in that no attempt to change a user name or password as the error message being produced suggests.
I can execute the entire select statement fine, I get results back.
If I comment out the line indicated as being in error, the problem moves to the line prior to the one commented out. The 4 lines prior to the line indicated by the error message are similar. The error is occurring on the last of the 5 similar lines of code.
If I move all 5 lines further up in the code the error moves accordingly.
The function validate_number (near where the error is identified) under certain conditions will issue a execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ''.,''';
The column number identified in the error message is 2 spaces prior to the validate_number function call.
Below is the syntax for the creation of the view, the error message is at the bottom.
The numbers to the far left indicate the line number. I put 2 blank lines before and after the line of code identified by the error message.
The error points to the 2-spaces in front of the VALIDATE_NUMBER function call on line 350. just before the sql code ==> validate_number(Spend_Qty,'')),0) <==
Thanks for your time,
Bob
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW REPORT_STAGING_V AS
-  SELECT
-    SPEND_STAGING.INPUT_FILE_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DOC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DOC_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DOC_YR_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ACCT_PYBL_INV_DOC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ACCT_PYBL_INV_FSCL_YR_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.COMPANY_CODE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ACCT_PYBL_INV_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DOC_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_MTHD_TXT,
-    NVL(SPEND_STAGING.SRC_SYS_CD, '<BLANK>') SRS_SYS_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_SAVING_DT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_SAVING_FSCL_WK_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_SAVING_FSCL_MTH_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_SAVING_FSCL_QTR_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_SAVING_FSCL_YR_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_DESC_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_1_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_2_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_3_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_5_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_6_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_7_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_8_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.GL_ACCT_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.GL_ACCT_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.COST_CENTR_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRFT_CENTR_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.FUNCNL_AREA_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PURCH_GRP_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PURCH_GRP_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PURCH_ORG_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PURCH_ORG_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.REGION_CODE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_ACCT_ROOT_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_CORP_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_CORP_TICKER_SYMBL_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.BUYPOINT_VNDR_ACCT_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.BUYPOINT_VNDR_FIRST_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYPOINT_VNDR_ACCT_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYPOINT_VNDR_FIRST_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_PYMNT_TERM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_PYMNT_TERM_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_PYMNT_BSLN_DT,
-50  SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_PYMNT_CLRNG_DT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CONTRACTUAL_PYMNT_TERM_DY_CNT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_MTRL_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.BAT_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPCL_STOCK_IND,
-    SPEND_STAGING.INVTY_MVMNT_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.GOODS_RCPNT_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MFG_PART_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PLANT_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PLANT_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.STORAGE_LOC_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.STORAGE_LOC_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.UNLOADING_PT_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_LAST_CHNG_DT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_DOC_DT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_UOM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_PYMNT_TERM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ASGND_ACCT_CTGRY_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_SHORT_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.GR_MTRL_DOC_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ACCT_PYBL_INV_ITM_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_RCPT_INV_HST_DOC_POST_DT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.APPRTN_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.REQTN_TRK_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.REQTN_LN_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.REQTN_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.REQTN_PERSN_ACCT_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.NTWRK_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.NTWRK_CTGRY_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PROJ_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.WBS_ELMNT_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CPTL_PO_IND,
-    LU_GAC_STAGING.TIER_SUPPLIER,
-    CASE
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_RPTNG_LVL_3_TXT = 'GAC'
-      AND LU_GAC_STAGING.PO_SHORT_TXT            = SPEND_STAGING.PO_SHORT_TXT
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.SRC_SPLR_NAM            IS NULL
-      THEN LU_GAC_STAGING.TIER_SUPPLIER
-      ELSE SRC_SPLR_NAM
-    END SRC_SPLR_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TAX_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TAX_CD_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TAX_JURISDICTION_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_DOC_PRCS_UOM_QTY,
-100 SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_DOC_UNIT_OF_ENTRY_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_NET_PRC_UNIT_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_NET_PRC_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_NET_PRC_DC_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_NET_PRC_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_LN_ITM_TOT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DOC_CURNCY_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_LOCAL_CURNCY_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_QTY_UOM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_UNIT_OF_ENTRY_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_UNIT_OF_ENTRY_UOM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DC_FX_MTH_CNVRSN_FCT_VAL,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_DC_FX_BDG_CNVRSN_FCT_VAL,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CMPNY_LOCAL_CURNCY_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.DOC_CURNCY_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRANSTN_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ACCT_ASGNMT_SEQ_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.GLPCA_LN_ITM_REC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PCA_REF_DOC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CO_DOC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CO_FSCL_YR_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.CO_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_REF_DOC_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_MTHD_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_CMNT_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_TYPE_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_TYPE_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_CURNCY_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_PRC_UNIT_UOM_CD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_PRC_UNIT_QTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_RTE_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_CURNCY_CNVRSN_VAL,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_COND_CURNCY_BDGT_CNVRSN,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_TRANSTN_COND_DC_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PO_TRANSTN_COND_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_RTE_PER_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_PER_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_PER_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.AVOIDANCE_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.AVOIDANCE_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SAVING_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.NO_FX_SAVING_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.NO_FX_AVOIDANCE_USD_AMT,
-150 SPEND_STAGING.TOT_REDUCTN_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TOT_REDUCTN_BDGT_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TOT_NO_FX_REDUCTN_USD_AMT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ROW_CRTE_GMT_DTTM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ROW_MODIFY_GMT_DTTM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ROW_CRTE_MST_DTTM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ROW_MODIFY_MST_DTTM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_DIRECTOR_NAM,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_PLANT_DSGNTN,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_RPTNG_LVL_1_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_RPTNG_LVL_2_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.PRCRMNT_RPTNG_LVL_3_TXT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_CAT_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_RULE_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRANSACTION_DATE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SPEND_AMOUNT,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ITEM_DESCRIPTION,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SUPPLIER_ID,
-    CASE
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.SOURCE ='SPEND'
-      THEN 'Spend and Savings'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.SOURCE ='TRAVEL'
-      THEN 'Travel'
-      ELSE NULL
-    END SOURCE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.SUPPLIER_NUMBER,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_PERSNO,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRIP,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_DOC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_EXPTY,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_EXP_TYPE_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVLE_CREDIT_CARD_TRAN_DESC TRAVEL_CREDIT_CARD_TRAN_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.COUNTRY_CODE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_INFO,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_ID,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_DOCUMENT_NUMBER,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_LAST_NAME_FIRST_NAME,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_TRIP_REASON,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_TRIP_STATUS,
-    SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_RATE,
-    SPEND_STAGING.FINANCE_ORG,
-    SPEND_STAGING.ASSOCIATED_MG_CODE,
-   SPEND_STAGING.COUNTRY_DESC,
-   SPEND_STAGING.TRAVEL_ID_DESC_BANKCARD,
-    SPEND_STAGING.COMPANY_CODE_DESC,
-    SPEND_STAGING.COST_CENTER_DESC,
-    'Q'||TO_CHAR(SPEND_STAGING.TRANSACTION_DATE,'Q') QUARTERNAME,
-    TO_CHAR(SPEND_STAGING.TRANSACTION_DATE,'YYYY') YEARNAME,
-200 CASE
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.SRC_SYS_CD = 'P-CARD'
-      THEN SS2.CLEANSED_PARENT_NAME
-      ELSE SS1.CLEANSED_PARENT_NAME
-    END CLEANSED_PARENT_NAME,
-    CASE
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.SRC_SYS_CD = 'P-CARD'
-      THEN SS2.cleansed_name_1
-      ELSE SS1.cleansed_name_1
-    END CLEANSED_NAME1,
-    CASE
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280 IS NULL
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_MTRL_NUM IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_MTRL_NUM
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280 IS NULL
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.VNDR_MTRL_NUM IS NULL
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.MFG_PART_NUM  IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MFG_PART_NUM
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD         = 'ZAR'
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280||'-MIX'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZAR'
-       AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-MIX'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZSA'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ASMBLY'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZSA'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ASMBLY'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZST'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-TEST'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZST'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-TEST'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZBI'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-250   THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-BURN-IN'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZBI'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-BURN-IN'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZRJ'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-REJECT'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZRJ'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-REJECT'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZPR'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-PROBE'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZPR'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-PROBE'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEU'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-300   THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENGWFR'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEU'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENGWFR'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZSF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-WFR'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZSF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-WFR'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.PO_TYPE_CD          = 'ZEF'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-ENG'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EFM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-POTypeCode'
-      WHEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_LVL_4_TXT = 'EWM'
-      AND SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280       IS NOT NULL
-      THEN SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-        ||'-POTypeCode'
-      ELSE SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-    END ReportingPartNum,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.COST_CENTR_CD PCARD_COST_CENTR_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.CTY_NAM PCARD_CTY_NAM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.DISABLE_LINE PCARD_DISABLE_LINE,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.DISABLED_OWNED_BIZ_FLG PCARD_DISABLED_OWNED_BIZ_FLG,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.DIVERSITY_VNDR_FLG PCARD_DIVERSITY_VNDR_FLG,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.FIELD PCARD_FIELD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.GL_ACCT_NUM PCARD_GL_ACCT_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.HUB_ZONE_SMALL_BIZ_CONCERN_FLG PCARD_HUB_ZONE,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.MINORITY_OWNED_BIZ_FLG PCARD_MINORITY_OWNED_BIZ_FLG,
-    NVL(validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Usd_Amt,'')/DECODE(validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Unit_Qty,''),0,1,validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Unit_Qty,'')),0) po_unit_price_per_1_usd,
-    NVL(validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Dc_Amt,'') /DECODE(validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Unit_Qty,''),0,1,validate_number(Po_Ln_Itm_Net_Prc_Unit_Qty,'')),0) po_unit_price_per_1_doc_cur,
-    NVL(validate_number(Spend_Bdgt_Usd_Amt,'')       /DECODE(validate_number(Spend_Qty,''),0,1,                 validate_number(Spend_Qty,'')),0)                  spend_up_per_1_usd_budgt_rate,
-    NVL(validate_number(Spend_Usd_Amt,'')            /DECODE(validate_number(Spend_Qty,''),0,1,                 validate_number(Spend_Qty,'')),0)                  spend_up_per_1_usd_mon_rate,
-350 NVL(validate_number(Spend_Doc_Curncy_Amt,'')     /DECODE(validate_number(Spend_Qty,''),0,1,                 validate_number(Spend_Qty,'')),0)                  Spend_UP_per_1_Doc_Curr,
-    TO_CHAR(TRANSACTION_DATE,'MM-YYYY') MONTH_YEAR,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_CD PCARD_MTRL_GRP_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM PCARD_PAY_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM PCARD_PAY_TRANSTN_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_POST_DT PCARD_PAY_TRANSTN_POST_DT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_AMT PCARD_INV_AMT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_CURNCY_CD PCARD_INV_CURNCY_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_DT PCARD_INV_DT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_AMT PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_AMT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_TAX_AMT PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_TAX_AMT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_TAX_CD PCARD_INV_LN_ITM_TAX_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_REF_NUM PCARD_INV_REF_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_TAX_AMT PCARD_INV_TAX_AMT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_MERCHANT_NAM PCARD_MERCHANT_NAM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_OWNR_ID PCARD_OWNR_ID,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_SHORT_TXT PCARD_SHORT_TXT,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_SRC_FILE_NAM PCARD_SRC_FILE_NAM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PLANT_CD PCARD_PLANT_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.PURCH_GRP_CD PCARD_PURCH_GRP_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.RCPNT_ID PCARD_RCPNT_ID,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.REQTN_CRTE_BY_ID PCARD_REQTN_CRTE_BY_ID,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.REQTN_LN_ITM_NUM PCARD_REQTN_LN_ITM_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.REQTN_NUM PCARD_REQTN_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.SERV_DISABLE_VETERAN_BIZ_FLG PCARD_SERV_DIS_VET_BIZ_FLG,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.STATE_CD PCARD_STATE_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.STATE_CD,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.VETERAN_OWNED_BIZ_FLG PCARD_VETERAN_OWNED_BIZ_FLG,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.VNDR_ACCT_NUM PCARD_VNDR_ACCT_NUM,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING.WOMAN_OWNED_BIZ_FLG PCARD_WOMAN_OWNED_BIZ_FLG2,
-    DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY NVL(TO_CHAR(TRANSACTION_DATE, 'YYYYMM'),'190010') DESC) AS DATE_RANK,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.MTRL_GRP PBU_MTRL_GRP,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.MTRL_GRP_DES PBU_MTRL_GRP_DES,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.MTRL_ID PBU_MTRL_ID,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PLANT PBU_PLANT,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PLANT_DESC PBU_PLANT_DESC,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.SUPPLIER PBU_SUPPLIER,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.DESCRIPTION PBU_DESCRIPTION,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.UOM PBU_UOM,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.CONTENT_VOLUME PBU_CONTENT_VOLUME,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.UOM_CONTENT_VOLUME PBU_UOM_CONTENT_VOLUME,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.CONTENT_WEIGHT PBU_CONTENT_WEIGHT,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.UOM_CONTENT_WT PBU_UOM_CONTENT_WT,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PRICE__PACKAGE PBU_PRICE__PACKAGE,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PRICE_PER_UOM_WT PBU_PRICE_PER_UOM_WT,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PRICE_PER_UOM_VOL PBU_PRICE_PER_UOM_VOL,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.COMMON_NAME PBU_COMMON_NAME,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_ID,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.FSL_PART_NUMBER,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.SUPPLIER LU_GAC_SUPPLIER,
-400 LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.DESCRIPTION LU_GAC_DESCRIPTION,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.GAC_MAT_SUBGROUP LU_GAC_MAT_SUBGROUP ,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.ACTUAL_FILL LU_GAC_ACTUAL_FILL,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.COMMON__UOM LU_GAC_COMMON_UOM,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING.PACKAGE LU_GAC_PACKAGE
-  FROM
-    SPEND_STAGING,
-    SUPPLIER_STAGING SS1,
-    SUPPLIER_STAGING SS2,
-    LU_GAC_STAGING,
-    lu_card_code_staging,
-    LU_PCARD_STAGING,
-    LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING,
-    LU_GAC_UOM_REFERENCE_STAGING
-  WHERE SS1.SUPPLIER_ID(+)                     = SPEND_STAGING.SUPPLIER_ID
-  AND SS2.PCARD_INV_REF_NUM(+)             = SPEND_STAGING.PCARD_INV_REF_NUM
-  AND SS2.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM(+)        = SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM
-  AND SS2.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM(+) =
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM
-  AND lu_card_code_staging.card_code(+)          = spend_staging.travel_id
-  AND lu_gac_staging.po_short_txt(+)             = spend_staging.po_short_txt
-  AND LU_PCARD_STAGING.PCARD_INV_REF_NUM(+)      = SPEND_STAGING.PCARD_INV_REF_NUM
-  AND LU_PCARD_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM(+) =
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_NUM
-  AND LU_PCARD_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM(+) =
-    SPEND_STAGING.PAYMENTNET_TRANSTN_LN_ITM_NUM
-  AND LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.MTRL_ID(+)             = SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280
-  AND LU_PRICE_BY_UNIT_STAGING.PLANT(+)               = SPEND_STAGING.PLANT_CD
-  AND lu_gac_uom_REFERENCE_STAGING.fsl_part_number(+) =
-431 SPEND_STAGING.MTRL_ID_1280;Error at Command Line:350 Column:112
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
01031. 00000 - "insufficient privileges"
*Cause:    An attempt was made to change the current username or password
without the appropriate privilege. This error also occurs if
attempting to install a database without the necessary operating
system privileges.
When Trusted Oracle is configure in DBMS MAC, this error may occur
if the user was granted the necessary privilege at a higher label
than the current login.
*Action:   Ask the database administrator to perform the operation or grant
the required privileges.
For Trusted Oracle users getting this error although granted the
the appropriate privilege at a higher label, ask the database
administrator to regrant the privilege at the appropriate label.
Edited by: Snyds on May 24, 2012 7:46 AM

Answer 1

Checking for privileges was the first thing I did.
User has create view and create any view.
Also has alter session privilege which is needed within the validate_number function (see below).
I was able to create the view you suggested.
I believe there is a privilege problem, just cant figure which.
create or replace function validate_number(p_number      in varchar2,
                                           p_format_mask in varchar2)
return number
AUTHID CURRENT_USER is
  v_number number;
  v_mask   varchar2(100) := '999999999999999999999.00000000000000000000';
  cursor get_number_masks is
  select mask,upper(is_i18n) is_i18n from cm_master.format_mask
  where type = 'NUMBER' order by sequence, is_i18n; 
begin
  if p_format_mask is not null then
    begin
      return to_number(p_number, p_format_mask);   
    exception
      when others then null;
    end;
  end if;
  for a in get_number_masks
  loop
    if a.is_i18n = 'Y' then
      -- We are applying an international number format mask
      begin
        -- Attempt #1
        -- Set the decimal to a ',' and the group separator to a '.'
        execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = '',.''';
        v_number := to_number(ltrim(rtrim(to_char(to_number(p_number, a.mask),v_mask))),v_mask);
        execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ''.,''';
        return v_number;
      exception
        when others then
          -- First Attempt Failed - Attempt #2
          -- Set the decimal to a ',' and the group separator to a ' '
          begin
            execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = '', ''';
            v_number := to_number(ltrim(rtrim(to_char(to_number(p_number, a.mask),v_mask))),v_mask);
            execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ''.,''';
            return v_number;
          exception
            when others then
              -- Second Attempt Failed - Attempt #3
              -- Set the decimal to a '.' and the group separator to a ' '
              begin
                execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ''. ''';
                v_number := to_number(ltrim(rtrim(to_char(to_number(p_number, a.mask),v_mask))),v_mask);
                execute immediate 'alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ''.,''';
                return v_number;
              exception
                when others then null;
              end;
          end;
      end;
    else
      begin
        return to_number(p_number, a.mask);
      exception
        when others then null;
      end;
    end if;
  end loop;
  return null;
exception
  when others then return null;
end validate_number;Edited by: Snyds on May 24, 2012 7:48 AM