How to fix the Oracle error ORA-42307: columns of an Editioning view may only refer to base table columns?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-42307: columns of an Editioning view may only refer to base table columns with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-42307: columns of an Editioning view may only refer to base table columns

Reason for the Error ORA-42307: columns of an Editioning view may only refer to base table columns

An attempt was made to define an Editioning view containing a column referring to an entity other than a base table column (for example, a PL/SQL function without a parameter), which is not supported.

How to fix the Error ORA-42307: columns of an Editioning view may only refer to base table columns ?

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

Ensure that every column of an Editioning view refers to a column of a base table.