ORA-4030 Running APPS PLSQL package

(Doc ID 1605083.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ORA-4030 errors are raised while running a PLSQL code.
In the provided trace files we can see the error is raised when the PGA usage gets to 15GB and mostly of it is under:
  88% 13 GB, 1762829 chunks: "PL/SQL STACK " PL/SQL


The failing PLSQL code belongs to the APPS code and seems to have a recursive call, for example:

 

Cause

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