Synonyms Become Invalid After Upgrading To 10g (Doc ID 438210.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 07, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After upgrading a database from Oracle 8i/9i to 10g, altering a table causes its associated public synonym to become invalid.

Version 10g after altering a table:

==> Table was dropped but the synonym remains and is shown as valid.

Changes

Cause

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