How to fix the Oracle error PLS-00640: a pipelined function cannot be called from PL/SQL context?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPLS-00640: a pipelined function cannot be called from PL/SQL context with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PLS-00640: a pipelined function cannot be called from PL/SQL context

Reason for the Error PLS-00640: a pipelined function cannot be called from PL/SQL context

A pipelined function was invoked from a PL/SQL expression.

How to fix the Error PLS-00640: a pipelined function cannot be called from PL/SQL context ?

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

Use the pipelined function in the FROM clause of a SQL query.