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Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-02003 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-02003 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-02003 error, the following error message will appear:

  • ORA-02003: invalid USERENV parameter

Cause

You tried to call the USERENV function, but specified an invalid parameter.

Resolution

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

Option #1

Specify a valid USERENV parameter. The following are the possible values for the USERENV parameter:

Parameter Explanation
CLIENT_INFO Returns user session information stored using the DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO package
ENTRYID Available auditing entry identifier
INSTANCE The identifier number of the current instance
ISDBA Returns TRUE if the user has DBA privileges. Otherwise, it will return FALSE.
LANG The ISO abbreviation for the language
LANGUAGE The language, territory, and character of the session. In the following format:
language_territory.characterset
SESSIONID The identifier of the auditing session
TERMINAL The OS identifier of the current session

Although the USERENV function still exists in Oracle for backwards compatibility, it is recommended that you use the sys_context function instead.