ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded

I work on an order entry system that is up 24x7 running Oracle version 8.0.5. I want to compile a fix to a procedure contained in a package body. I only will be recompiling the package body. Since the package body has no dependent objects, I should not invalidate any stored procedures that call this procedure in my package. However, should I worry about causing an "ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded" error? What causes this error and when does it occur?

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Existing state of packages has been discarded...

Hi all,
I know this is a long shot and probably you need more details to help, but please take a look in case you've encountered something similar before... It is a pretty interesting problem.
Ok, I have two packages, say, A and B. Package A is composed of utility functions, and package B makes use of those functions. These packages are compiled as part of the schema installation, where package A is always compiled first. I also have unit test scripts for each procedure in each package.
Now, after schema installation, when I run the unit test for some procedures in package B, I get the following error:
ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded
ORA-04065: not executed, altered or dropped stored procedure "my_schema.pkg_A"
ORA-06508: PL/SQL: could not find program unit being called
ORA-06512: at "my_schema.pkg_B", line 18
ORA-06512: at line 5
Some interesting notes:
- I can run the unit test of all pkg A procedures. I can also describe the package. Which seems to me that pkg A has been compiled successfully.
- If I log into a sqlplus session, run the unit test for a pkg B procedure, which then fails with the above message. Then I run a unit test of a pkg A proceudre, which succeeds. Then I run the same pkg B unit test, it will work then. And all the other pkg B procedures will work from this point on.
- But if I log out from sqlplus session, and log in again, and run the pkg B procedure unit test again, it will fail as before.
- Certain procedures in pkg B have no problem running. They also call pkg A procedures. However, the pkg A procedures are always invoked in the where or order by clauses in these cases. The pkg B procedures that call pkg A procedure in a standalone statement will always fail.
- The fact above made me suspect that function-based indexes (which were created using pkg A procedures) were used in cases where pkg B procedures work. And that in those cases pkg A hasn't really been invoked. However, when I monitor those indexes using v$object_usage, it shows they are not used. (I have a very small set of data.)
- After schema installation, if I compile pkg B again, the problem will disappear.
Does this ring a bell to anyone? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gloria Chung

Thanks for reading and responding.
I'm compiling both header and body for both packages.
I ran the following query after schema installation, which returned 0:
select count(*) from user_objects where status='INVALID';
The schema installation involved putting new copies of both package A and B.
If I only recompile the package body after installation, it will still 'cure' the problem. I.e. if I run any of the affected pkg B unit test, it will run successfully.
It is assumed there is no schema before 'schema installation'.
Thanks,
Gloria

Existing state of package has been discarded...

If application is running and it uses cursors/prepared statements for procedures and functions in packages and
new version of package is inserted into database, then an error message 'existing state of package has
been discarded' is raised.
However, there are packages where there is no 'existing state of package'. And for application purposes
new version of this package should be used without this error message.
Enhancement: There should be a pragma stating that package is 'stateless' and new version ot it is used if it
exists without an error situation.
This feature would be beneficial e.g. in 3-tier architecture where servers are running constantly.
Or can this be accomplished with any other way (without parsing statement with every call ) ?

When session references a package for the first time package is instantiated in session memory. If package is recompiled since, Oracle assumes it possibly changed and package instance in session memory is no longer valid. That's why any reference to that package made by such session will raise an error.
Session 1:
SQL> create or replace
2 package pkg1
3 is
4 g_n number;
5 procedure p1;
6 end;
7 /
Package created.
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2 package body pkg1
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4 procedure p1
5 is
6 begin
7 for rc in (select * from emp) loop
8 dbms_output.put_line(rc.empno);
9 end loop;
10 end;
11 end;
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SQL> exec pkg1.p1;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>This instantiated package PKG1 is session1. Then session 2:
SQL> alter package pkg1 compile body;
Package body altered.
SQL> Back to session 1:
SQL> exec pkg1.p1;
BEGIN pkg1.p1; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded
ORA-04061: existing state of package body "SCOTT.PKG1" has been invalidated
ORA-04065: not executed, altered or dropped package body "SCOTT.PKG1"
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ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL>SY.

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hi,
i'm a oracle developer and work in a IRON Industry, in our industry we have several levels of data communications, in our level 2, all of software developed on .NET platform, and in level 3 we have oracle tools such as form builder, we have a connector called ICC that developed in .Net platform, ICC gathers datas from level 2 on tcp/ip and write in a oracle database(level 3), a BEFORE INSERT trigger wrote on a table that ICC insert into it datas and calls several packages in the level 3, we have oracle database 10g R2, in this database if state of one of dependent procedures or functions that called in main package changed to INVALID then this trigger doesn't work, if any body have any suggestion to change our solution please help me.
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Arash wrote:
hi,
i'm a oracle developer and work in a IRON Industry, in our industry we have several levels of data communications, in our level 2, all of software developed on .NET platform, and in level 3 we have oracle tools such as form builder, we have a connector called ICC that developed in .Net platform, ICC gathers datas from level 2 on tcp/ip and write in a oracle database(level 3), a BEFORE INSERT trigger wrote on a table that ICC insert into it datas and calls several packages in the level 3, we have oracle database 10g R2, in this database if state of one of dependent procedures or functions that called in main package changed to INVALID then this trigger doesn't work, if any body have any suggestion to change our solution please help me.
Thanks alotThis probably is not specific to your .NET application. If you can reproduce this from SQL*Plus please post this over on one of the OTN database forums, as there a lot more DBAs over there who could potentially help you.

ORA-4068 Existing stage of package discarded - Techniques of avoid variable

Hi all,
I need to ‘strip’ the state from a package (let’s say PKG_MAIN). I’ve already transform all constants into functions but I have difficulties in finding the best solution for the variables. Most of the variables are collections and I cannot use temporary tables to replace them (performance issues). As well I have tried creating a package (PKG_VARIABLES) for all variables but, as you probably know, this is not a ‘fix’ because changing the PKG_VARIABLES will trigger, when calling the PKG_MAIN, the ORA-4068 anyway.
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[standard response for package state]
Packages tend to fail because of their "package state". A package has a "state" when it contains package level variables/constants etc. and the package is called. Upon first calling the package, the "state" is created in memory to hold the values of those variables etc. If an object that the package depends upon e.g. a table is altered in some way e.g. dropped and recreated, then because of the database dependencies, the package takes on an INVALID status. When you next make a call to the package, Oracle looks at the status and sees that it is invalid, then determines that the package has a "state". Because something has altered that the package depended upon, the state is taken as being out of date and is discarded, thus causing the "Package state has been discarded" error message.
If a package does not have package level variables etc. i.e. the "state" then, taking the same example above, the package takes on an INVALID status, but when you next make a call to the package, Oracle sees it as Invalid, but knows that there is no "state" attached to it, and so is able to recompile the package automatically and then carry on execution without causing any error messages. The only exception here is if the thing that the package was dependant on has changes in such a way that the package cannot compile, in which case you'll get an Invalid package type of error.
And if you want to know how to prevent discarded package states....
Move all constants and variables into a stand-alone package spec and reference those from your initial package. Thus when the status of your original package is invlidated for whatever reason, it has no package state and can be recompiled automatically, however the package containing the vars/const will not become invalidated as it has no dependencies, so the state that is in memory for that package will remain and can continue to be used.
As for having package level cursors, you'll need to make these local to the procedures/functions using them as you won't be able to reference cursors across packages like that (not sure about using REF CURSORS though.... there's one for me to investigate!)
This first example shows the package state being invalided by the addition of a new column on the table, and causing it to give a "Package state discarded" error...
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> create table dependonme (x number)
2 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into dependonme values (5)
2 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package mypkg is
2    procedure myproc;
3 end mypkg;
4 /
Package created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package body mypkg is
2    v_statevar number := 5; -- this means my package has a state
3
4    procedure myproc is
5      myval number;
6    begin
7      select x
8      into myval
9      from dependonme;
10
11      myval := myval * v_statevar;
12      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('My Result is: '||myval);
13    end;
14 end mypkg;
15 /
Package body created.
SQL>
SQL> exec mypkg.myproc
My Result is: 25
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
PACKAGE             VALID
MYPKG
PACKAGE BODY        VALID
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> alter table dependonme add (y number)
2 /
Table altered.
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
PACKAGE             VALID
MYPKG
PACKAGE BODY        INVALID
SQL>
SQL> exec mypkg.myproc
BEGIN mypkg.myproc; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded
ORA-04061: existing state of package body "SCOTT.MYPKG" has been invalidated
ORA-06508: PL/SQL: could not find program unit being called: "SCOTT.MYPKG"
ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
PACKAGE             VALID
MYPKG
PACKAGE BODY        INVALID
SQL>
SQL> exec mypkg.myproc
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
PACKAGE             VALID
MYPKG
PACKAGE BODY        VALIDAnd this next example shows how having the package variables in their own package spec, allows the package to automatically recompile when it is called even though it became invalidated by the action of adding a column to the table.
SQL> drop table dependonme
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL> drop package mypkg
2 /
Package dropped.
SQL>
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> create table dependonme (x number)
2 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into dependonme values (5)
2 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package mypkg is
2    procedure myproc;
3 end mypkg;
4 /
Package created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package mypkg_state is
2    v_statevar number := 5; -- package state in seperate package spec
3 end mypkg_state;
4 /
Package created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package body mypkg is
2    -- this package has no state area
3
4    procedure myproc is
5      myval number;
6    begin
7      select x
8      into myval
9      from dependonme;
10
11      myval := myval * mypkg_state.v_statevar; -- note: references the mypkg_state package
12      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('My Result is: '||myval);
13    end;
14 end mypkg;
15 /
Package body created.
SQL>
SQL> exec mypkg.myproc
My Result is: 25
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
PACKAGE             VALID
MYPKG
PACKAGE BODY        VALID
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SQL> alter table dependonme add (y number)
2 /
Table altered.
SQL>
SQL> select object_name, object_type, status from user_objects where object_name = 'MYPKG'
2 /
OBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
MYPKG
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MYPKG
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SQL Plus session - "schema.package" has been invalidated on making any chng

Hi
I am in the process of testing a stored procedure. Whenever I make changes to the procedure I am executing it from the SQL Plus session. But whenever I make a change to the procedure - i have to close that particular SQL Plus session and open another one. I get the message:
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ORA-04061: existing state of has been invalidated

Hi,
In Development Database Information
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PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production
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Existing state of package discarded

Hi,
How can i avoid the error "Existing state of package discarded.." error.. my package is called from java front end and it gives error in front end. once, i refresh the page it starts working...
Thanks,
JP

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