How to fix the Oracle error PLS-00338: unable to resolve “string” as a column or row expression?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPLS-00338: unable to resolve “string” as a column or row expression with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PLS-00338: unable to resolve “string” as a column or row expression

Reason for the Error PLS-00338: unable to resolve “string” as a column or row expression

You have a reference to a name that could not be resolved as a column or row expression. This occurred in an update or insert statement involving an object-table.

How to fix the Error PLS-00338: unable to resolve “string” as a column or row expression ?

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

If this is an update statement and you intended to code this as a column reference, fix it as such. If you intended to code this as a row expression, change this to refer to an alias of an object-table.