Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-02069 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-02069 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-02069 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-02069: global_names parameter must be set to TRUE for this operation

Cause

You tried to execute an operation that requires a remote mapping. This can not be done because the parameter called GLOBAL_NAMES is not set to TRUE.

Resolution

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

Option #1

Try setting the GLOBAL_NAMES parameter to TRUE with the following statement:

ALTER SESSION SET GLOBAL_NAMES = TRUE;