How to fix the Oracle error ORA-32582: table function with left correlation to a table cannot also be left outer-joined to the table?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-32582: table function with left correlation to a table cannot also be left outer-joined to the table with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-32582: table function with left correlation to a table cannot also be left outer-joined to the table

Reason for the Error ORA-32582: table function with left correlation to a table cannot also be left outer-joined to the table

A table function T2 contains a reference to a table T1. T2 is also left outer-joined to T1. This is not allowed.

How to fix the Error ORA-32582: table function with left correlation to a table cannot also be left outer-joined to the table ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Remove the reference to T1 from T2 or remove the left outer-join specification (+).