How to fix the Oracle error PLW-05003: same actual parameter(string and string) at IN and NOCOPY may have side effects?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPLW-05003: same actual parameter(string and string) at IN and NOCOPY may have side effects with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PLW-05003: same actual parameter(string and string) at IN and NOCOPY may have side effects

Reason for the Error PLW-05003: same actual parameter(string and string) at IN and NOCOPY may have side effects

The indicated parameter was declared with the NOCOPY hint in the subprogram specification but not in the body, or it was declared with the NOCOPY hint in the body but not in the specification.

How to fix the Error PLW-05003: same actual parameter(string and string) at IN and NOCOPY may have side effects ?

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

Ensure that the specification and the body agree in their use of NOCOPY. If this mismatch is not corrected, the program will obey the declaration given in the specification, ignoring that in the body.