Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-01039 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-01039 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-01039 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-01039: insufficient privileges on underlying objects of the view

Cause

You tried to access someone else's VIEW without having the appropriate privileges to the underlying objects of the view.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Have the Oracle DBA grant you privileges to the underlying objects of the view.

Option #2

Do not reference the view.