Private synonym created on table not working in function

Question

hi,
I have created a private synonym on a table.
now i am trying to create a function below is the code of the same.
FUNCTION party_name(p_cntr_id NUMBER)
RETURN VARCHAR2 AS
v_cust_name VARCHAR2(100);
v_cust_no varchar2(100);
BEGIN
select occ.cust_no
into v_cust_no
from ops_cust_cntr occ
where occ.ID = p_cntr_id;
SELECT party_name
INTO v_cust_name
FROM hz_parties -- this is the table on which synonym is created .
WHERE party_id = v_cust_no;
RETURN (v_cust_name);
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
RETURN NULL;
END party_name;
it is giving the message
SQL> sho errors;
Errors for FUNCTION PARTY_TEST:
LINE/COL ERROR
12/1 PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
14/6 PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
but when i run
SELECT party_name
FROM hz_parties;
it is giving me the data.
Please advice.
Regards
Sudhir.

Answer 1

This has nothing to do with the synonym.
Look at this:
SQL> create table t1 (c1 number);
Table created.
SQL> create synonym test_tab for t1;
Synonym created.
SQL> create or replace procedure p1 as
  2    l_count pls_integer;
  3  begin
  4    select count(*)
  5    into   l_count
  6    from   test_tab;
  7    dbms_output.put_line(l_count || ' records found.');
  8  end;
  9  /
Procedure created.
SQL> exec p1
0 records found.
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> I guess, you don't have the select privilege on this table.
Remember: The privileg must be granted directly to the user who is the owner of the procedure/function/package. Privilege through a role are not valid inside the procedure/function/package.