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Compilation Fails When Referencing Record Type on Remote Database : ORA-4054 Database Link <Name> Does Not Exist (Doc ID 1324699.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 03, 2022

Applies to:

PL/SQL - Version 8.1.7.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.Symptoms

Consider the Scenario:

A record type is declared in Schema C
In Schema A a package uses this record type via a dblink (remote DB ) to Schema C.
A package in Schema B is compiled with a reference to the package in Schema A.

Compiling the package in schema B fails with:

ORA-04054 database link <name> does not exist

An example is given below:

Cause

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